The first EPA was set up by President Richard Nixon in response to growing concerns about air and water quality in the United States - an issue first highlighted by the scientist and breast cancer…
Hi all, for anyone interested in policy, sharing this piece about sustainability in the NHS Cancer Plan that a collaborator and I had published recently in the Lancet Oncology:…
Our Greener Palliative Care Award scheme continues to develop, inspiring and supporting Palliative Care organisations on their sustainability journey. Following a pilot schemethe criteria for the…
Hello,This might be a niche question, but I hope someone is able to offer me some advice.The cancer centre I work in is establishing an education and training committee, that will have both…
I’m pleased to share with you an article presenting environmental performance indicators for the management of healthcare services, validated by experts.I hope it may be useful to the group and…
Hi all, I just wanted to highlight a recent paper (link below) reviewing all ~2,900 abstracts from ESMO 2025 and asking a question: which trials, chosen purely for clinical reasons, would also cut…
HiyaQuick question ... I'm aware that in some regions hospitals have been able to negotiate discounts with public transport providers. Does anyone have experience of doing this with TFL? Do we know…
The neonatal milk team use doner breast milk for babies on the wards. The milk is prepared using one per person plastic jugs and plastic containers. Numbers from stores said about 100 per month - 52p…
Something a bit different for any pharmacists in the network as well as oncologists — and well worth a look if you work in or alongside an aseptic unit. This paper by Chabane, Kroemer and colleagues,…