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Intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) - 12 times more carbon emissions than the oral
Glass vials - higher greenhouse gas emissions than plastic
"Intravenous administration should be reserved…
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January 2024
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Davies, J. F., McAlister, S., Eckelman, M. J., McGain, F., Seglenieks, R., Gutman, E. N., Groome, J., Palipane, N., Latoff, K., Nielsen, D., Sherman, J. D., & TRA2SH, GASP, and WAAREN collaborators
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…
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April 2023
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López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al
An Introduction to Talking Climate is a new, evidence-based communications guide produced by ADEPT in partnership with Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission.Although 74% of Britons say climate change…
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March 2026
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Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission and ADEPT, the voice of local authority place directors and their teams
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…
Hemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease, but it is notoriously resource-intensive, requiring vast quantities of high-purity water. This significant water…
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)…
Purpose of reviewThe 2023 CONVINCE trial demonstrated improved survival with high-dose hemodiafiltration (HDF), prompting discussions about widespread adoption. However, this clinical advancement…
Project completed as part of the National 2025 Green Nursing Challenge by Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation TrustIssue:The cardiac Critical Care Unit at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital…
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…
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August 2025
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Duane, B., Larkin, J., Caiazzo ML., Arenas, MD., Griffin, A., Audije-Gil J., Mortimer, F., Attwell, H., Yasar, A., Martínez, R., Arias-Guillén, M., Gomez, M., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Ortiz, A
