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This article highlights the impact climate change has on the health of mankind and the difficulties practicing nurses must address regarding resulting issues. The article calls for a public health…

I hope this might be interesting to some members, this article reports on work we have been doing to look at overuse in health care as a form of overconsumption, and examines health care overuse from…

A wide variety of resources are available on the Choosing Wisely website, focused on eliminating unnecessary and unhelpful prescriptions, tests and procedures. "Choosing Wisely UK is part of a…

A report on overdiagnosis, which can contribute to patient harms and an increased carbon footprint of healthcare.

Determining the carbon footprint of specific health care activities such as cataract surgery allows the assessment of associated emissions and identifies opportunities for reduction. This is the…

Global resources are finite; as this becomes more apparent the concept of sustainability in healthcare is becoming more important. Ophthalmology is no exception and this paper has been created by a…

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has released three new Climate Change and Health Position Statements, promoting policies to deliver the health benefits of climate action. The…

Chen, M., Zhou, R., Du, C. et al. Int Urol Nephrol (2016). doi:10.1007/s11255-016-1418-5 This study aimed to determine the carbon footprints of peritoneal dialysis (PD) with the different…

Recognised by UNESCO the Green Impact Awards program is delivered byStudents Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK)and designed to provide practical advice and tips to dental teams across the UK, that…

Thanks toNick Gulliver for highlighting this useful review article in Radiology. Itincludes some specific actions to address climate change in radiology departmentsClimate Change and Radiology:…