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Skin surgery and the patient pathway for those with skin cancer significantly contribute to the climate crisis. Dermatological surgeons recognize the role of global climate change as a significant…
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Fatima Ali, Yasmin Nikookam, William Hunt, Sophie Holloran, Eshen Ang, Catriona Chaolin, Maria Charlambides, Ashima Lowe, Luke Brindley, Rachel Abbott, Aaron Wernham
AbstractIntroduction: The National Health Service (NHS) has set the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2040. Within dermatology, minor skin surgery is particularly energy- and resource-intensive.…
This study highlights the reduction in CO2 emissions associated with same-day dermatological surgery. Limitations of this study include an assumption of travel to and from hospital appointments by…
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Claire Doyle, Orla McFeely, Paula Beatty, Lisa Murphy, Sarah O’Mahony, Marta Costa Blasco, Madonna Andrawis, Anne-Marie Tobin
An article from an Indian nursing journal considering the need for changes to nursing education to cover the prevalence of zoonotic infections in communities. With public health and preventative…
Setting/Patient Group: District General Hospital
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It was observed that many surgical patients had both anti-embolism stockings (AES) and intermittent pneumatic compression…
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Team Competition.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres
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Approximately 23% of carbon emissions from surgery are due…
Co-chairs of the EAT-Lancet Commission, Prof. Johan Röckstrøm and Prof. Walter Willett take you through the ground breaking report in this 'What is a healthy sustainable diet? The Eat-Lancet…
On Tuesday it was International Biodiversity day. Biological diversity is often understood in terms of a wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences…
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location: Professor Mary Lynch/UK/Republic of Ireland/University of KwaZulu-Natal
Issue:The KwaZulu-Natal…
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location:Brian Gray/ Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Issue:MedStar Harbor Hospital (MHH) sits on…
