Access our full collection of sustainable healthcare resources, such as toolkits, case studies, publications and more. You can also add new resources to the library.
Hospital services and care pathways have a large climate impact. Quantifying the carbon footprint and identifying hotspots enables targeted and prioritized mitigation efforts. Even for similar…
The article proposes some ways in which carbon footprints can be used to inform strategy for sustainable healthcare and highlights areas to apply caution.
Published date
September 2024
•
by
Chantelle Rizan, Cassandra Thiel, and Mahmood F Bhutta
This study conducted a full life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing single-use video laryngoscopes with a reusable model and found that single-use devices have a dramatically higher environmental…
Published date
•
by
Luke J. Pasick, Jake Langlie, Pavan S. Krishnan, Eve R. Bowers, and David E. Rosow
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023.
OPAT Service at HHFT in the Net Zero NHS Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is a service that…
Published date
December 2023
•
by
Mazurek J., Cunningham J., Johnson R., Munro S., Mendes C., Okubuike A., Parker N., Onyendoro U., Nops J., Creese F., Rogers B., and Thomas C.
Project Completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023
Glove Use Awareness Campaign Due to the growth in use of PPE items and many studies highlighting the misuse of…
Open access study.
Study objective: To understand whether self-sampling can reduce carbon emissions (CO2e) from the NHS cervical screening programme (NHSCSP) by comparing the carbon footprint of…
Published date
November 2023
•
by
Whittaker M, Davies JC, Sargent A, Sawyer M, Crosbie EJ
