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The article proposes some ways in which carbon footprints can be used to inform strategy for sustainable healthcare and highlights areas to apply caution.

Project completed as part of the South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services Green Team Competition, 2024 Team members Julia MacLaren (Wellness Kitchen Consultant, South Health…

A team from Spain have published a method to establish the material composition of commonly used endoscopic accessories and then used life cycle assessment methodology to quantify the carbon footprint…

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

Improving productivity, costs and environmental impact in international eye health services: using the 'eyefficiency' cataract surgical services auditing tool to assess the value of cataract surgical…

This study looks at countries who have calculated their national health systems carbon footprint: UK, America, Australia, China, Japan and highlights opportunities for improved data availability and…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location: USA Issue: US and UK estimates show the supply chain to cause the majority of emissions from…

During this talk Dr Effie Papargyropoulou Associate Professor in Sustainable Food Networks, University of Leeds, highlighted the findings of her research in this area. This research identifies…

The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.

A project I did back in 2019/2020 looking at staff attitudes to sustainability at University Hospital Southampton. Over 1,100 responses. Mix of scale answer questions with some free text options…