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We are launching a green respiratory care and inhaler clinical champion scheme to improve awareness of the potential to reduce the NHS carbon footprint through low carbon inhaler use in both…
The Observatory on the Future of Healthcare in the Australian Institute of Health Innovation has just completed five years of research working to improve how they manage global warming, human health…
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Braithwaite, J., Benson, I., Patel, R., Clay, C., Churruca, K., Coiera, E., Fisher, G., Ellis, L. A., Long, J. C., Naru, F., Pagano, L., Rahimi-Ardabili, H., Rojas, C., Smith, C. L., Spanos, S., Tran, Y., Wijekulasuriya, S. and Zurynski, Y. (2025).
This project was highly commended in the 2018 Green Ward Competition Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
Key learning point: There are multiple opportunities to reduce waste and water…
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Jenkins H, Webb L, Eyles K, Dicks M, McAleer N, Luke R, Al-Zaved H, Harry J, Channing K, Hubbard A & Bingham C
The British Society of Dermatological Surgery recognises the contribution of skin surgery and patient pathways to climate change. Dermatological surgery plays both a role in the unfolding ecological…
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Ali F, Nikookam N, Hunt W, Holloran S, Ang E, Chaolin C, Charalambides M, Lowe A, Brindley L, Abbott R, Wernham A.
Morgan, T. and Ryan, B. (2021), How does the optometry profession move up a gear to tackle the problem of climate change?. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt.https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12920
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The environmental impact of dermatological services may seem negligible compared to that of global events. And the evidence-base may be limited compared to the evidence generated over centuries of…
Climate change poses a major threat to our health as well as our planet. The environment is changing, that change is accelerating, and this has direct and immediate consequences for our patients, the…
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
Healthcare accounts for approximately 4.4% of global net carbon dioxide emissions in the world. In this paper, we discussed the NHS carbon footprint and the practical strategies to deliver a greener…
