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This is a free online non-clinical carbon footprint calculator for General Practices in the UK to use. The calculator measures and identifies the non-clinical greenhouse gas emission hotspots from…
For anyone involved in teaching medical ethics, I wonder if this letter to the GMC might make an interestingfocus for discussion with your students about the role of the health professions in…
In March 2012, leading members of the respiratory care community attended a Summit entitled “Respiratory Care 2020: High Quality, Low Carbon” . The meeting identified priority areas for action to…
This paper presents the results of theclimate and healthscorecardproject, the first known peer-reviewed study to compare the green credentials of UK health organisations.11 of 25 invited UK health…
Created on
25 Oct 2022 •
by
Cookea, E., Cussans, A., Clack, A., & Cornford, C.
*Please note: this article is behind a paywall*
Abstract
The impact of unmitigated climate change upon global health is predicted to be disastrous. However, the very provision of healthcare…
Thanks toNick Gulliver for highlighting this useful review article in Radiology. Itincludes some specific actions to address climate change in radiology departmentsClimate Change and Radiology:…
Created on
2 May 2023 •
by
Maura Brown, MD • Julia Hyde Schoen, MD, MS • Jonathan Gross, MD • Reed A. Omary, MD, MS • Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH
As part of an elective placement experience with the CSH and the University of Nottingham we were tasked to review the literature on nursing and biodiversity and create a round-up of the literature…
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location: England, Yorkshire
Issue: An Ipsos MORI survey commissioned by the Health Foundation in 2021…
The Royal College of Physicians published a new report 'Outpatients: the future – adding value through sustainability' which seeks to re-evaluate the purpose of outpatient care and align those…
A guide for doctors on cutting waste in clinical care, which was co-authored by the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Fellow, Dr Daniel Maughan,at the Centre for Sustainable…