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The study used life cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate the environmental impacts and financial cost of repairing surgical scissors. The functional unit was one use of a reusable surgical scissor, and…
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June 2022
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Rizan, C., Brophy, T., Lillywhite, R., Reed M. & Bhutta, M. F.
This is an article from the IPEM (Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine) newsletter by Imperial College Healthcare Trust's Principal Nuclear Medicine Physicist, Laura Perry, outlining some…
'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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June 2022
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Buchan, C., Thiel, C., Steyn, A., Somner, R., Venkatesh, R., Burton, M. and Ramke, J.
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) Greener Respiratory Healthcare Quality Improvement (QI) toolkit has been developed to support heathcare professionals working in the primary care setting to…
Podiatrists, as allied health professionals, have wide community engagement, and hence, can model positive
environmental practices, which may be effective in changing wider community behaviours, as…
Are you interested in reducing the environmental impact of the treatment you provide to Respiratory patients? Have you heard about carbon footprint but don't know where to get started? Help is at…
People are increasingly concerned about climate change, and COP26 is an important and imminent
meeting for human and planet health.
This commentary on Green Podiatry directs us all to lighten our…
This narrative review works to analyse supply chains used for gastroenterology and for each component in these chains provide steps to improve resource management.
Scarcity of water and energy, and legal requirements for discharge of waste and wastewater are forcing hemodialysis facilities to change their approach to a more integrated concept of connecting the…