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An article on the evidence base (or lack thereof) for the use of single use medical instruments.

"The EAT-Lancet report is the first full scientific review of whatconstitutes a healthy diet from a sustainable food system, andwhich actions can support and speed up food systemtransformation."

A report on overdiagnosis, which can contribute to patient harms and an increased carbon footprint of healthcare.

An article on green prescribing in the UK.

This paper describes the co-benefits of a green approach to prescribing.

A study of people with multiple long-term conditions who were taking treatments that were no longer right for them resulted in recommendations to help clinicians safely reduce or stop patients’…

This 2008 study found that populations exposed to greener environments also enjoy lower levels of income deprivation related health inequality.

A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres. It highlights how changesin anaesthetic gas usage can have…

Resource Description: Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014…

This paper proposes an adaptation of the concept of value in healthcare and puts forwarda practical framework for incorporating sustainability into mainstream Quality Improvement methodologies:the…