Resource library

The disposal of waste contributes to the environmental impact of healthcare. Kidney care, and dialysis in particular, produces large amounts of plastic and packaging waste. If explored further, the…

Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology article introducing an overview of key challenges around sustainability in Endoscopy.

Environmental optimizations in kidney care have been analysed as part of the EU co-funded KitNewCare project.Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using Ecoinvent database and OpenLCA software quantified…

Opinion piece on sustainable diets, gaps in online clinical dietary resources and in particular the messaging on iron availability from plant focused diets.

ABSTRACT High-technology medicine saves lives and produces waste; this is the case of dialysis. The increasing amounts of waste products can be biologically dangerous in different ways: some…

*Please note: this article is behind a paywall* Abstract The impact of unmitigated climate change upon global health is predicted to be disastrous. However, the very provision of healthcare…

A cooling economy and a warming climate make this an opportune time to consider how ophthalmology might respond to the need to improve services while cutting costs. Although the NHS has enjoyed…

Great work here. Role of expert led community dermatology to avoid unnecessary referrals to hospital, saving appointments and reducing travel. Super well on your award!

Excellent resource on the impact of waste associated with medical education and how part of the waste can be re-used in other sessions, therefore greatly reducing the impact on the environment

This is a new editorial announcing a new series to come in the Intensive Care Medicinejournal and contains a useful infographic about improving environmental sustainability in…