Very excitingly, the AOMRC has finally published its report, "Training for better outcomes: Developing quality improvement into practice", including a QI curriculum which embeds sustainab
Free downloads of this useful article are available via the green PDF button on the link below.
This is an information tool to help people with asthma and their healthcare professionals discuss their options for inhaler devices.
RCN resources to use in your workplace to raise awareness of appropriate glove use - these include a poster, a leaflet and a selfie board.
Asthma is very common. Almost 10% of people living in the European Union have a diagnosis of asthma. Among children, asthma is the most common chronic medical condition.
Our article published today! "The contribution of anaesthesia to the environmental impact of healthcare is significant and visible, but amenable to change.
Green Impact is a sustainability accreditation scheme with an audit and awards element designed specifically for dental practices.
Practice Greenhealth is an American organisation working to promote sustainable, eco-friendly practices in healthcare h
One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!).
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, with funding from Health Education England, has developed a free-to-access Guide for improving the sustainability of a dental practice.
An example of how surgeons can help reduce carbon emissions outside of theatres too!
Realising the health benefits of acting on air pollution
This is the most recent carbon/natural resources footprint of health and social care in England, based on 2017 data.
I am an anaesthetist and recently visited the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare while on sabbatical. Thank you to Rachel and Frances for meeting with me.
“How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study” (YouTube Video of presentation of the study)
2 papers published in the Future Healthcare Journal put forward a simple approach for incorporating sustainability into mainstream QI methodologies: the ‘SusQI’ framework.&n
A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres.
Abstract: Direct-placement dental restorative materials include dental amalgam, glass ionomer, resin-modified glass ionomer, compomer and resin-based composite (RBC).
This (open access) paper compares the carbon footprint of 3 operating theatres (UK, US and Canada).
