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This guest editorial describes how climate change might affect global mental health and proposes three things that psychiatrists from every country could implement to respond appropriately to this…

This is an opinion piece stating that the quality of mental health services can be protected for the future by taking action now. Requires a login.

Awareness about the waste that occurs throughout clinical care is increasing. The wasteful use of clinical resources suggests a need to improve sustainability in health care, given the current context…

The Institute of Medicine recognises six domains of quality within health care; high quality health care should be safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient centered. For an…

This study represents the first assessment of the carbon footprint of an individual specialty service to include both direct and indirect emissions.This was a component analysis study. Activity data…

The aim of this study was to determine the carbon footprints of the differing modalities and treatment regimes used to deliver maintenance hemodialysis (HD), in order to inform carbon reduction…

This study examines the carbon footprint of the supply of medical equipment needed for renal services in the NHS.

This eye-opening study continuously measured individual exposure toindoorand outdoor-generated air pollution, in76 patients with COPD,for an average of 134 days. They compared this with information…

This report uses case studies to discuss how the different variables of sustainable value may be measured in practice.

Abstract Background In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST)1are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the…