Mar 23, 2023
Ambulance Victoria has committed to become a more sustainable ambulance service. This includes achieving net zero emissions five years prior to the Victorian State Government commitment of 2050 with additional emissions reduction targets for 2025 and 2030. By fulfilling these targets, the carbon footprint for each...
Mar 23, 2023
CODA Change and Sustainable Healthcare.
Climate change is a pernicious environmental and health threat to
humanity. Yet, healthcare itself pollutes, contributing to
approximately 5% of total global anthropogenic emissions. What can
be done to avoid this harm? Forbes McGain has spent 15 years
undertaking research with...
Mar 23, 2023
Climate change is now our lived experience. With no vaccine to reduce its impact on health, the only preventative strategy we have is to reduce emissions, including healthcare delivery. The greatest portion of healthcare’s emissions profile comes from the stuff we use, so we have to change what we do. But how?
Mar 23, 2023
Nick Watts
In today’s podcast, Nick Watts - chief sustainability officer at the NHS speaks about why - when the NHS says there are three things they want to implement over the next decade - their response to climate change is number two.
Watts explains that they understand the health implications of a rise in...
Mar 17, 2023
Sepsis in other words ‘life-threatening organ dysfunction’ in response to infection is a leading cause of death worldwide and a global health priority recognised by the World Health Organisation. In Australia, for adults with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit, the in-hospital mortality is estimated as...