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Olly posted this is the community hub but thought would highlight on here too. Really great toolkit from RCP with large inventory of approaches to reduce carbon emissions in healthcare. Nicely…
The NHSScotland Climate Emergency & Sustainability Strategyaims for an environmentally and socially sustainable health and care system that improves the health and wellbeing of people living in…
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Soundabout uses music, sound and silence to create opportunities where Learning Disabled People with complex support needs thrive. They recently launched the Sounds Wild project, a unique outdoor,…
Interventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to…
This narrative review of reviews does not look at the impact of nature’s provision on human health/well-being through material resources (e.g., food, fuel, medicine), but instead the impact of…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition.
Team members
Rachel Tighe (Therapy Radiographer – rachel.tighe2@nhs.net)
Hayley…
Published date
March 2024
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by
Rachel Tighe (Therapy Radiographer), Hayley Hall (Therapy Radiographer), Deborah Chapman (Therapy Radiographer), Peter Goldie (Radiotherapy Physicist)
Recently, microplastic accumulation was observed in the human placenta, raising important questions related to the biological effects of these contaminants on the health of pregnancies and offspring.
