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This report from Healthcare Without Harm highlights successful initiatives across Europe where pharmacists are taking the lead in promoting responsible medicine use, reducing pharmaceutical waste, and…
KitNewCare is a pioneering EU co-funded project to make kidney healthcare more environmentally sustainable. Recognising healthcare’s role in global carbon emissions (5-11%), the project focuses on…
New evidence shows wood burning actually:
Harms your wallet: wood burning is almost always more expensive than other forms of heating.
Harms your health: lighting fires in our homes is the largest…
The GP Net 0 Study aims:
To understand how general practice is implementing decarbonisation actions to help achieve a net zero NHS; and
To generate actionable recommendations on how to support…
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September 2023
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Dr Ana R Nunes and Prof Jeremy Dale (lead investigators)
A landmark report, laying the groundwork for reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care. The Green Surgery report has involved significant input and collaboration with individuals and…
The modules can be accessed free of charge by those registered on the RCOG learning platform using the links below
Module 1 - The impact of climate change on health
Module 2 - The impact of the…
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October 2023
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Dr Alice Clack, Miss Natasha Abdul Aziz and Dr Kathryn Hunt
The Observatory on the Future of Healthcare in the Australian Institute of Health Innovation has just completed five years of research working to improve how they manage global warming, human health…
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Braithwaite, J., Benson, I., Patel, R., Clay, C., Churruca, K., Coiera, E., Fisher, G., Ellis, L. A., Long, J. C., Naru, F., Pagano, L., Rahimi-Ardabili, H., Rojas, C., Smith, C. L., Spanos, S., Tran, Y., Wijekulasuriya, S. and Zurynski, Y. (2025).
NHS England has recently launched a new programme ofNational Medicines Optimisation Opportunities for 2023/24. The guidance outlines 16 key areas of focus, including:
addressing problematic…
