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This blog contains a nurse’s perspective regarding the role of the nurse and why they are vital to the NHS achieving their set goal of net zero, by 2040. The blog connects the role of the nurse in…
In 2021 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) declared a #ClimateEmergency and released aCall to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sectoranda…
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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action.
This report co-produced by Health Care Without Harm and Arup is useful…
We describe a clinical-skills based approach to teaching medical and public health students the health effects of climate change. This resource presents eleven simulation exercises used with over 100…
The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has released three new Climate Change and Health Position Statements, promoting policies to deliver the health benefits of climate action. The…
Nephrologist,Charlie Tomson, gives an overview of the challenge of reducingcarbon in the NHS and potential solutions - from energy and waste reduction to Sustainable Care Pathways.
This Occasional Paper explains how embedding the principles of sustainable health care can lead to services that are more person-centred and fit for the future. It provides an account of the carbon…
These are the slides from the Saving Resources, Improving Health: Sustainable Occupational Therapy in Practiceevent at COT HQ on November 21st 2014.
The day's consensus statement can be found here…
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29 Jan 2015 •
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Roschnik, S., Whittaker, B., Hindle, L. & Smyth, G.
The 2013 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has caused renewed concern amongst both clinicians and health policy-makers. Climate change has not slowed but is continuing at an…