The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.
Interested in becoming a SHE representative for your university? We are looking for students and staff to join our growing network.
2 papers published in the Future Healthcare Journal put forward a simple approach for incorporating sustainability into mainstream QI methodologies: the ‘SusQI’ framework.&n
3rd year medical students at Sheffield University have a student self selected placement in social accountability, which focusses on the social determinants of health.
“How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study” (YouTube Video of presentation of the study)
I am an anaesthetist and recently visited the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare while on sabbatical. Thank you to Rachel and Frances for meeting with me.
A handbook for evaluating and communicating the wellbeing impact of woodland social enterprises by Ben Williams at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
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Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014 Oct;128(10):920–4
Abstract: Direct-placement dental restorative materials include dental amalgam, glass ionomer, resin-modified glass ionomer, compomer and resin-based composite (RBC).
A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres.
After much discussion among the core group of SHE, we have developed the attached vision, mission and goals for our organisation.
This (open access) paper compares the carbon footprint of 3 operating theatres (UK, US and Canada).
This was a very research-rich event which clearly put climate change on the health 'to-do' list. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change (one of the organisers) has produced a goo
Duane, B., Berners Lee, M., White, S., Stancliffe, R. & Steinbach, I. BDJ (2017) 223: 589–593
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The University of Westminster has published an excellent explanatory document on social prescription.
Background: Global environmental change is associated with significant health threats.
Environmental change poses pressing challenges to public health and calls for profound and far-reaching changes to policy and practice across communities and health systems.
Slides from workshop at 2017 annual RCOT conference (session 67).
Quite a good basic guide on communicating about climate change and health
Article about the financial savings of implementing green strategies
