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AbstractBackgroundWater scarcity is an escalating global challenge with growing relevance for healthcare systems. Nephrology is particularly affected, as dialysis is a life-sustaining yet highly…
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June 2026
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Knoeller, S., Weber, W., Ben Hmida, M., Lucena, R., Tarrass, F., Segerer, S.
IntroductionThe healthcare sector contributes over 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As healthcare systems pursue carbon reduction targets, sustainable innovations in clinical operations are…
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November 2025
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Tsai, CL., Fehintola, A., Crooijmans, G., Vollenbroek, J., Duane, B., and Gerritsen, K.
This document aims to provide a robust set of best practice guidelines for Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) in kidney care facilities. The guidelines will help to improve the environmental…
A practical, collaborative, open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical schools in embedding education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) into their medical curricula. As a…
Education for Sustainable Healthcare: Stories, Strategies, and Solutions from the MSC ESH Alliance is a practical, collaborative open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical…
Step-by-step guidance to support living kidney donation services to conduct pathway analysis.Toolkit:The toolkit includes:An example case studyPractical toolsPathway measurement tool, with carbon…
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March 2026
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, UK Kidney Association, The Health Foundation, NHS Blood and Transplant
Health Declares - Campaign Round Up'Health Declares' campaigned to our local and national healthcare bodies to do three things: declare a climate emergency; divest from fossil fuels and to take…
November's Nursing and Midwifery Sustainability Network Event.About the session: This session showcased the development and outcomes of the Combined Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)…
"Why this, why now?Global fossil CO₂ emissions hit a record high in 2024, rising yet again despite urgent warnings. While most debates focus narrowly on emissions, Cradle to Grave shines a light on…
This case study outlines the implementation and impact of Theatre Badge Hats-reusable scrub caps with detachable name badges at Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Designed to…
