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The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

Created on
25 Nov 2021
by
Rosie Hillson
'A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and are not…
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Podcast- Why a new focus on sustainability in health care is urgently needed?

Created on
19 Nov 2021
by
Sivakami Chelladurai
This podcast at BMJ Talk Medicine is from a series of podcasts produced by Cochrane sustainable Healthcare featuring the ideas of people who are actively working to windback harmful medical…
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Widely adopted pre-eclampsia test has additional environmental benefits

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16 Nov 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Summary Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…
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Young people speak out on climate change

Created on
24 Oct 2021
by
Clare Webster
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/17/gen-z-on-how-to-save-the-world-young-climate-activists-speak-out?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Lancet article - A call to action. Children's hospitals, child health and the climate crisis

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8 Oct 2021
by
Clare Webster
Login to the Lancet to read the article in full. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(21)00269-8/fulltext
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RCPCH resources for members

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5 Oct 2021
by
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Dear All, In the lead up to COP26 there will be many events and resources toshareso feel free to post anything of relevance here. In the meantime the RCPCH page has many useful videos, links and…