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'The demand for eye care—the most common medical speciality in some countries—is increasing globally due to both demographic change and the development of eye health-care services in low-income and
'The demand for eye care—the most common medical speciality in some countries—is increasing globally due to both demographic change and the development of eye health-care services in low-income and
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In this review of 49 clinical guidelines from British, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, Australian, European, German, and US-American medical associations, the authors found keywords related to planetar
From 1st April, all NHS providers are required to adopt the Government’s Social Value Model (Procurement Policy Note 06/20) and include a minimum of 10% weighting on net zero and social value into
Increasing UV radiation exposure, rising air pollution and warmer drier conditions pose a greater risk to human eye health.
Morgan, T. and Ryan, B. (2021), How does the optometry profession move up a gear to tackle the problem of climate change?.
The Greener AHP Hub is a resource for Allied Health Professionals. It provides information and clear actionable steps which AHPs can take to improve their own environmental sustainability.&nb
This project, which came about as part of CSH's Green Ward Competition held at Barts Health in 2019, reduced the unnecessary listing of patients for general anaesthetic in cataract surgery, saving
Article: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article by CSH's Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan, and co-authors, provides greenhouse gas emission factors for the different healthcare waste streams in the UK.
Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health
This is a recording of the AHP Sustainability webinar from June 18th 2020, part of the National Allied Health Professions fornightly webinar series.
The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery fo
Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Secto
The presenters of the Masterclass in Environmental Sustainability at the World Ophthalmology Congress 2018 in Barcelona have given permission to share their presentations, they can be accessed belo
The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.
Quite a good basic guide on communicating about climate change and health
Interesting article introducing the theme of climate change and health and highlighting the important advocacy role of health professionals
Global resources are finite; as this becomes more apparent the concept of sustainability in healthcare is becoming more important.
Determining the carbon footprint of specific health care activities such as cataract surgery allows the assessment of associated emissions and identifies opportunities for reduction.