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Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location: Laura L. Bellaire, USA Issue: Healthcare delivery generates significant waste and emissions.…

Study into the relationship between waste generation and waste management costs within healthcare setting.

Thanks toNick Gulliver for highlighting this useful review article in Radiology. Itincludes some specific actions to address climate change in radiology departmentsClimate Change and Radiology:…

How the environmental decline can affect mental health As our planet faces unprecedented environmental challenges, it is becoming increasingly evident that the…

Project completed as part of the 2024 Coventry and Warwickshire NHS ICS Green Team Competition.Team members:· Anneka Moore, Housekeeper· Samantha Jones, Domestic AssistantSetting / patient group:…

Last week Doctors for XR took part in non-violent direct action in London. This short film is useful for starting a discussion with students on Learning Objective 3: Climate Crisis is a Health…

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…

The Lancet Global Health blog article titled 'Healthcare professionals: reduce meat consumption to tackle climate change and improve public health'. Article is found on page 367 of linked document…

Environmentalism in surgical practice. Weiss, A et al. Current Problems in Surgery. April 2016; 53 (4): 165-205 A long article, but worth taking time to read. It provides a really good breakdown of…

SusQI project completed by the Woodberry Wetlands Primary Care Network (PCN) am as part of The North East London Health & Care Partnership Green Team Competition, 2023. Summary:…