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Environmental outcomes: Carbon footprinting for healthcare.
This document will show you how to work out a carbon footprint of a service, system or pathway using updated greenhouse gas emission…
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We aim to implement the low carbon alternative principle of sustainable healthcare to introduce several changes within our arthroplasty theatres to promote sustainable value,…
Abstract: Climate change has been increasingly recognized in the healthcare sector over recent years, with global implications in infrastructure, economics, and public health. As a result, a growing…
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April 2022
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Engler, Ian D. MD; Curley, Andrew J. MD; Fu, Freddie H. MD, et al
Quality improvement (QI) projects are a mandatory part of postgraduate medical training in the UK and graduating medical students must be competent in QI theory. We evaluated an educational toolkit…
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Spooner, R., Stanford, V., Parslow-Williams, S., Mortimer, F., & Leedham-Green, K.
The Kidney Care Sustainability Scholars Programme - a partnership between the UK Kidney Association (UKKA) and Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) - equipped a group of five motivated scholars to…
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December 2023
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and UKKA/CSH Group Scholars
An excellent, free and practical online resource which will help equip professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the intricate intersection between child health and climate…
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Emilia Soulsby, CHWN, Network Development Manager.
A survey was conducted in the UK investigating communication methods used by staff to inform and remind patients about appointments.Increased number of communication methods used was associated with a…
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Abstract
The impact of unmitigated climate change upon global health is predicted to be disastrous. However, the very provision of healthcare…