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Healthcare accounts for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with medicines making a sizeable contribution. Product-level medicine emission…
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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…
Published date
August 2024
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R Rodger, A Robertson, E Thompson, K Downie, S Thompson, G Ray, L Chisholm, R Hillson
"TheGreen Surgeryreport is best viewed as an evidence base and tool for action but will need ongoing commitment to support implementation, and an exploration of the barriers and incentives to…
This Swedish life cycle assessment by Hemberg et al. (2023) compares single-use and reusable central venous catheter insertion kits, including metal, plastic and textiles items. In contrast to a 2012…
Publication in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate change threatens public health, and…
This article aims for readers to be able to:
Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts.
Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…
This paper presents the results of theclimate and healthscorecardproject, the first known peer-reviewed study to compare the green credentials of UK health organisations.11 of 25 invited UK health…
Published date
October 2022
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Cookea, E., Cussans, A., Clack, A., & Cornford, C.
Publication:Operating room waste management: A case study of primary hip operations at a leading National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom - Melissa Pegg, Rebecca Rawson, Uchechukwu…
The study used life cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate the environmental impacts and financial cost of repairing surgical scissors. The functional unit was one use of a reusable surgical scissor, and…
Published date
June 2022
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Rizan, C., Brophy, T., Lillywhite, R., Reed M. & Bhutta, M. F.
