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This two-part review addresses the pressing need for environmental sustainability in dermatological surgery, driven by the National Health Service’s commitment to net-zero emissions. Part 2 of this…

Dissertation by Caroline Tomes, reading for MPhil in Public Health, University of Cambridge 2010-11. (Thesis supervised by Stefi Barna, University of East Anglia) Objective: Climate change has been…

'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…

Promoting practical action that can help to reduce the environmental impact of respiratory healthcare. The PCRS has published a calendar of practical steps you can take to make your respiratory…

This case study about an early mobilisation project in a cardiac intensive care unit is available on the SusQI website as one of the examples for how sustainability can be embedded into the quality…

In 2015 the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) (now known as Greener NHS) in partnership with Environmental Resources Management estimated carbon footprints for the following units of healthcare…

New evidence shows wood burning actually: Harms your wallet: wood burning is almost always more expensive than other forms of heating. Harms your health: lighting fires in our homes is the largest…

Ellen Swann is a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist (Deafness) and manager of the Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Network for Deaf People (Cheshire and Merseyside). She has worked as a…

Consensus statement and videos from theRoyal College of Psychiatrists Sustainability Summit -1st October, 2014 Summit Consensus Statement on Sustainability in Mental Health "Sustainability in…

*UPDATED FOR 2024*The calculator has now been updated with the latest GHG emission factors for 2024.This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in…