In his innovative course, "Global Environment and Human Health", Dr Trevor Thompson is teaching Bristol medical students to diagnose and treat the planet.
Professor Ian Roberts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine points to the impact of oil prices on incidence of pedestrian injury, and talks of traffic, children and sewage.
When neurologist Jenny Vaughan enrolled her baby son at the hospital nursery, the staff were so wary of his reusable nappies that she had to interrupt her clinics to change them herself. One year on and the whole nursery has gone disposable-free! Could NHS maternity units be next to follow?
Frances Mortimer talks to trainee eye surgeon, John Somner, discussing the relevance of climate change to doctors and nurses, and the opportunities for carbon reduction in his specialty.
Returning to work on the renal unit after a career break, Mary Thomson was taken aback by the lack of facilitates for segregating waste - 2 different coloured bags - take your pick! She decided to survey colleagues, asking about their recycling practices at home and aiming to find out "what happens to us when we come through the double doors to work"?
Muir Gray talks to Roger Boyle, National Clinical Director for Heart Disease and Stroke, about his success in building a national programme of cardiac care, and the opportunities for reducing carbon through prevention, local services and patient self-care.
Catherine Max, trustee of Equinox, talks to Frances Mortimer about how the charity has engaged with its service users on sustainability, and the benefits to those with drug, alcohol and mental health problems.
Dr Andy Connor is the first ever Green Nephrology Fellow - working to improve the environmental sustainability of a clinical specialty. What drew him to apply for the post, and how has he found it working from an (almost) blank canvas?
Kidney patient, Andy Williamson, speaks to the Green Nephrology Summit 2010 about the growing realisation of his dependence on finite resources that are being used up with little thought. Meanwhile, the biggest wasted resource is the patient.
