Sustainability in practice

Justine Shotton discusses sustainability during EMS and beyond. This lecture covers the key areas in the Vet Sustain practice checklist:

• Practice responsible resource use
• Be sustainable in your operation
• Use medicines responsibly
• Empower the team.

Zoë Halfacree looks at environmental sustainability in clinical practice. Key learning objectives:

• Recognise the role that we can play in addressing the environmental crises
• Recognise the areas where changes can be made in clinical practice to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare
• Understand the business case for sustainability in terms of mental well-being, staff recruitment, retention and client engagement.

Today’s pampered pets would probably turn their noses up at the scraps offered as food for previous generations of companion animals. But in a world where the effects on the environment of our personal decisions are under increasing scrutiny, can we afford to treat our cats and dogs as privileged members of the family? John Bonner reports…

 Zoë Halfacree, Soft Tissue Surgeon at Davies Veterinary Specialists and Chair of the greener veterinary practice working group, Vet Sustain, focuses on environmental sustainability, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, plastic pollution and resource scarcity and explains what steps your practice can take to reduce your carbon footprint for a brighter, more considerate sustainable future.