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On 27th October 2015, nine leading organisations in mental health pledged their commitment to a statement on the future of mental health care. The statement was launched alongside the Guidance…

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. (2015) 30 (6): 1018-1027. Approximately 2 million chronic haemodialysis patients produce over 2 000 000 tons of waste per year that includes about 600 000 tons of…

What provision is there for recycling within your operating theatre? Abstract: Currently, there are very few provisions for recycling in theatres. We measured the weight of clinical waste for…

This Occasional Paper explains how embedding the principles of sustainable health care can lead to services that are more person-centred and fit for the future. It provides an account of the carbon…

Poster which was presented at the BTS winter meeting 2014.

Resource Description Duane et al. “Taking a bite out of Scotland's dental carbon emissions in the transition to a low carbon future.” Public Health 2012…

These are the slides from the Saving Resources, Improving Health: Sustainable Occupational Therapy in Practiceevent at COT HQ on November 21st 2014. The day's consensus statement can be found here…

The deleterious effects of climate change mean that environmental sustainability is increasingly becoming a moral and economic necessity. Consequently, clinicians will increasingly be called upon to…

The 2013 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has caused renewed concern amongst both clinicians and health policy-makers. Climate change has not slowed but is continuing at an…

"No time for the recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day? But have you got time for illness? Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for cancer and a bigger risk factor for coronary heart…