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By redirecting clean reject water to the boiler house for steam production, the hospital achieves significant water savings, reduced sewerage costs, and greenhouse gas…
Published date
July 2013
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by
Daniel Speakman, Staff Nurse, University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
The continued use of metered-dose inhalers in respiratory care will have a potentially catastrophic effect on global warming if production is not controlled, largely because these inhalers use potent…
This case study was joint winner of the 2013 Green Nephrology Awards.The project was implemented by a multi professional team, comprising Gary Carlisle (ward manager), David Croft (chief renal…
This report demonstrates that the healthcare system and those working within it have an important and often under-utilised role in reducing health inequalities through action on the social…
These resources have been developed to show how the current public health curriculum at Oxford medical school may be linked to the priority learning objectives in sustainable healthcare. Also included…
Climate change is a key public health challenge of the 21st century. To address this we need to move to a more sustainable way of living and working. This report presents what public health registrars…
10 minute clip of an interview withAnn Keeling, chief executive of the International Diabetes Federation. Excellent overview of the direct and indirect links between diabetes and climate change.
This very interesting report talks about the psychological impacts of climate change which are very worrying indeed.
It then calls for professionals in mental health to focus on this issue to bring…
