Resource library

Resources on climate change and health have been developed by the Faculty of Public Health Sustainable Development Special Interest Group. Although intended primarily for Public Health Trainees, they…

For anyone who was unable to attend our webinar on Reusable Medical Textiles, the presenters have very kindly provided their slides for review. The full recording of the webinar is also attached. …

Key learning point The case study and discussion outlined above includes most of the information required to develop a sound business case for a programme to retro-fit heat exchangers to existing…

RCNresourcesto use in your workplace to raise awareness of appropriate glove use - these include a poster, a leaflet and a selfie board. The resources can be used in any way that fits in with your…

One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!). This study does not focus on environmental sustainability, but does look at reducing…

Practice Greenhealth is an American organisation working to promote sustainable, eco-friendly practices in healthcare https://practicegreenhealth.org/initiatives/greening-operating-room. This tool can…

A virtual talk by Dr Angela Evans about Sustainable Podiatry

Dear Colleagues, Pleased to share with you the first environmental "parallel assessment" (Toolan et al., 2022) alongside a health economic analysis that I undertook last year for the Scottish…

Key learning point “Finding money for green initiatives is always difficult, It would be wonderful if the Unit would re-invest some of its cost savings into more carbon reductions, for example to…

The Royal College of Physicians published a new report 'Outpatients: the future – adding value through sustainability' which seeks to re-evaluate the purpose of outpatient care and align those…