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Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.…

There is a climate emergency and need to achieve 45% reduction in Carbon emission by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°c. The UK NHS has a national environmental sustainability target to…

This study by McGain et al. (2018) carbon footprinted the daily care of 10 patients with septic shock in an Australian intensive care unit in comparison with 10 patients with septic shock in an…

Useful information resource / infographic about different inhalers andthe main differences between them - including environmental impact. Could be helpful in teaching... Dawn Connelly. Blue,…

Study into the relationship between waste generation and waste management costs within healthcare setting.

The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for…

Rethinealth professions’ education leadership: Developing ‘eco-ethical’ leaders for a more sustainable world and future Judy McKimm & Michelle McLean In this commentary, we…

Up to date Climate Science and Legislative information, for your educational materials in setting the context and importance of embedding sustainability in QI.

The theme of this first report in the Nordic Know-How series is nitrous oxide destruction. Nitrous oxide substantially contributes to the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. This report…

John Agar and Katherine Barraclough have produced a fantastic review looking at the impacts of environmental change on kidney health as well asthe environmental damage caused bykidney services…