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Propellants in metered dose inhalers are powerful greenhouse gases. It is five years since the Climate Change Act (2008) was introduced to ensure that by 2050 the United Kingdom cuts its carbon…

This occasional paper is making the case for using patient-level information and costing systems (PLICS) and service line reporting (SLR) for carbon accounting purposes.

These recommendations to support healthcare providers working in the renal field were developed to raise awareness of the importance of evaluation of the current situation in their renal units as a…

This is a blog post examining the issue of how doctors as individuals can make a difference in the impact of healthcare on the environment.

This is an opinion piece stating that the quality of mental health services can be protected for the future by taking action now. Requires a login.

This is a interesting alternative to the CSH principles of sustainable healthcare and the GNHS workstreams. 'We propose five policy principles: 1. Reduce healthcare demand through increased…

A link to a PrescQIPP web page. On the web page, there are inhaler carbon emissions data for each inhaler, as well as other resources to support low carbon inhaler prescribing. For example, an inhaler…

In our latest sharing event, we had a presentation on plastics and the food system from 2 researchers at LSHTM. This is an article they wrote which covers a lot of information on plastic pollution and…

SusQI project completed as part of The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT Green Team Competitionfrom September - December 2022. Setting/Patient Group: Orthopaedic surgery – trust-wide Issue to…

Excellent resource on the impact of waste associated with medical education and how part of the waste can be re-used in other sessions, therefore greatly reducing the impact on the environment