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In this sustainability quality improvement project, we proposed a new lean pathway for performing curette and cautery minor skin surgery and evaluated our project’s social, patient, economic,…
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Simon Tso, Tracey Williamson, Mi Joo Choi, Becky Seeley, Enenche Edache, Rosie Hillson, Rachel McLean
AbstractImportance: There is growing awareness of the US health sector's substantial contribution to the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, exacerbating the health threats from climate change.…
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Genevieve S Silva, Alex Waegel, Joshua Kepner, Greg Evans, William Braham, Misha Rosenbach
In 2017, health and social care organizations contributed 6.3% of carbon emissions in England. Efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of the National Health Service (NHS) have been broadly…
DEAR EDITOR, Carbon emissions ascribed to medical instruments account for one of the largest proportions of the National Health Service (NHS) carbon footprint. Our aim was to evaluate the sustainable…
AbstractBackgroundDermatological surgery contributes to the large environmental impact of healthcare, but to date there are no data on the current sustainability practices, attitudes, or behaviours of…
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Fatima Ali, Hakam Jabouri, Rachel A Abbott, Aaron Wernham
The environmental impact factor label database provides information about the environmental impact of laboratory products.
The label scores different products based on the environmental impact of…
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UCL have put together a green lab consumables guide with actions following the 5'Rs waste management principles.
Link to guide:green_lab_consumables_guide_2021_update.pdf…
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Phelps, E., Farley, M., Arnott, A., Cheek, K., Farina, D., & Bennett, M.
This article provides an overview of intensive care environmental sustainability with a nice summary figure of recommendations to focus on for reducing the carbon footprint of ICUs and 'getting our…
The decision byThe Lancetto commission a 40-page report into the health effects of global warming should be taken as an indication that the medical profession can no longer ignore the implications of…
