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This project was highly commended in the 2018 Green Ward Competition Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Key learning point: There are multiple opportunities to reduce waste and water…

Study comparing an acute care unit with an intensive care unit in the US: "An acute care unit generates 5.5kg of solid waste and 45kg CO2-e per hospitalization day. The ICU generates 7.1kg of solid…

PDF - version of poster of brief overview for Paediatric Physiotherapy community e-bike project with the great support from the Sustainable Healthcare In NwcastlE (SHINE)

Royal College of Podiatry members look at the green initiatives that they have been implementing in their departments and clinics to help reduce their carbon…

This occasional paper is making the case for using patient-level information and costing systems (PLICS) and service line reporting (SLR) for carbon accounting purposes.

Abstract The health effects of climate change are becoming increasingly important; there are direct effects from heatwaves and floods, and indirect effects from the altered distribution of…

Propellants in metered dose inhalers are powerful greenhouse gases. It is five years since the Climate Change Act (2008) was introduced to ensure that by 2050 the United Kingdom cuts its carbon…

This is a blog post examining the issue of how doctors as individuals can make a difference in the impact of healthcare on the environment.

This review looks at how a 20-year-old male grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa (fungal infection) from his peritoneal dialysis fluid on three separate occasions. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis…

Interesting article debating whether on the eco-anxiety's usefulness when talking about global warming