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Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
As trusted advisors, health professionals can listen to their patients, raise awareness of climate change as a health issue, provide personalised guidance, and share solutions to protect the health of…
Soundabout uses music, sound and silence to create opportunities where Learning Disabled People with complex support needs thrive. They recently launched the Sounds Wild project, a unique outdoor,…
Interventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to…
We presented this poster last week at the International Forum, highlighting the role of patients in co-design of sustainable kidney care, and the benefits to patient outcomes and experience - as well…
Created on
17 Apr 2024 •
by
Mortimer F, Stait C, Stoves J, Mead E, Kanagasundaram NS
For a greener ICU, we call for healthcare researchers to measure the environmental benefits of interventions to limit low-value care, and for healthcare practitioners to increase implementation of…
Recently, microplastic accumulation was observed in the human placenta, raising important questions related to the biological effects of these contaminants on the health of pregnancies and offspring.
The British Society of Dermatological Surgery recognises the contribution of skin surgery and patient pathways to climate change. Dermatological surgery plays both a role in the unfolding ecological…
Created on
13 Jan 2025 •
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Ali F, Nikookam N, Hunt W, Holloran S, Ang E, Chaolin C, Charalambides M, Lowe A, Brindley L, Abbott R, Wernham A.
This narrative review of reviews does not look at the impact of nature’s provision on human health/well-being through material resources (e.g., food, fuel, medicine), but instead the impact of…
