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New guidance,Education for sustainable healthcare within UK pre-registration curricula for allied health professions, sets the groundwork for the next generation of health and care professionals. It…
Objective: To evaluate patient satisfaction on gynaecological examination with metal, plastic and biobased plastic vaginal specula, and to investigate whether patients are willing to compromise on…
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December 2023
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Amber A. A. Ten Buuren, Tessa B. Poolman, Marlies Y. Bongers, Lauren M. Bullens, Nehalennia Van Hanegem, Wenche M. Klerkx, Anne Timmermans, Nicolaas P. A. Zuithoff, Anneke Kwee
In this Australian study, 164 undergraduate pharmacy students responded to an online questionnaire exploring their knowledge and attitudes towards environmental sustainability and environmentally…
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November 2023
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Esa Chen, Catherine Forrester, Aisling McEvoy, Judith Singleton.
This report presents an overview of how doctors' efforts between 2008 and 2020 have resulted in the institutionalisation of sustainable healthcare as a key priority for the NHS in England.
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Open access study.
Study objective: To understand whether self-sampling can reduce carbon emissions (CO2e) from the NHS cervical screening programme (NHSCSP) by comparing the carbon footprint of…
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November 2023
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Whittaker M, Davies JC, Sargent A, Sawyer M, Crosbie EJ
All BMJ Leader Environmental sustainability articles are open access for 2 months to coincide with COP.This one looks at examples of how professional standards could include environmental…
There is a lack of systematic research on the effectiveness of outdoor arts therapies. This article presents a systematic, qualitative evaluation of an outdoors arts therapies intervention for adults…
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July 2023
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Wright, T, Blakeman, V, Andrew, T and Labovitch, S
SusQI project completed by the Dentistry team as part of The North East London Health & Care Partnership Green Team Competition, 2023.
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Video and telephone consultations were…
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November 2023
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Zahra Shehabi, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and Alessandra Booth, DCT2 in Dental Public Health
SusQI project completed by the Dentistry team as part of The North East London Health & Care Partnership Green Team Competition, 2023.
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The acquisition of manual dexterity and…
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November 2023
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Zahra Shehabi (Consultant in special care dentistry), Alessandra Booth (dental care trainee & academic fellow), Giulia Pintaritsch (4th year denatl student)
Disposable gloves are one of the biggest environmental hotspots in hospital, with more than 100 used per patient per day in intensive care. Despite this usage there are many circumstances where glove…
