Compliance
212 steps towards the world’s first net zero health service
More than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare facilities now have a green plan in place CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally keep reading
environment
News
Call for action to reduce the environmental impact of prescriptions
Healthcare leaders in Scotland have called for bold action to reduce the environmental harm caused by medicine prescribing Medicines account for around 25% of carbon keep reading
Comment
The impact of COP26 on healthcare
COP26 didn’t extinguish all hope, but given the urgency of this crisis, the conference fell short, write Rita Issa and Jacob Krzanowski CREDIT: This is keep reading
Comment
The doctor’s fighting for the climate – is it a professional duty?
Members of Doctors for Extinction Rebellion tell Jacqui Wise that peaceful civil disobedience is the only way to achieve action – and that it is unlikely to keep reading
Legal
How to protect the environment from plastic PPE
Although measures to control COVID-19 have been associated with some positive environmental effects – including decreases in global emissions of carbon dioxide – the pandemic keep reading
Uncategorized
Greener general practice: how to advocate for environmental sustainability
The climate crisis is accelerating, causing environmental destruction and a cascade of health problems. With practices making efforts to go green, how can managers create keep reading
Uncategorized
Technologies that will help reduce the environmental impact of your workplace
André Fonseca, CEO of Zypho, discusses the different ways that technology can help reduce the impact your workplace has on the environment Around the world, keep reading
News
Practice aesthetics as medicine: how you can give your practice a face-lift to improve patient satisfaction
Dull, uninspiring workplaces often make employees feel sluggish, but the negative effects of an ugly practice can be amplified in unwell and unsettled patients attending keep reading