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.
CSH has recently completed a SusQI project exploring medicines waste in care homes. This project was funded through Q Exchange by the Health Foundation and NHS England. More details can be found on…
Why you should read this article:To enhance your understanding of your role in mitigating the environmental costs of providing careTo reflect on how you could lead quality improvement projects aimed…
Case study exploring the impact of Dora, which delivers clinical-grade artificial intelligence to provide natural, telephone-based medical conversations in multiple languages.
Case study on the Patient Led Asthma Inhaler Net zero Initiative (PLAIN-I) project, which aims empower patients to take the lead in making environmentally responsible choices. Using the Digital Health…
Case study exploring pilots of the 'Show Me Your Meds Please' (SMYM) project, an approach where community staff ask a simple screening question, “Show me your meds, please?” which helps to identify…
Published date
June 2025
•
by
Deborah Gompertz, Complex Care GP, Somerset Foundation Trust, and Victoria Welsh, Head of Profession Physiotherapy and Bid Lead and Innovation Discovery Manager at NHS Trust
Case study examining carbon footprint of Pee-in-Pot, a sustainable, single-solution pulp vessel that simplifies mid-stream urine collection while cutting carbon emissions by up to 85%.
Case study on the deployment of CrossCover, a Medical Device software platform designed to help clinical teams design, build, test, deploy and monitor clinical pathways.
Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) quality improvement (QI) initiatives promoting IV to oral switch (IVOST)1 or reduced IV dosing frequency provide benefits for patients, staff and the environment. To…
Promoting appropriate IV to oral switch (IVOST)1 is a fundamental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiative providing benefits for patients, staff and the environment including: reduced risk of…
Published date
July 2025
•
by
R Rodger , A Robertson , S Thompson , E Thompson , K Downie , G Ray , L Chisholm , C Pender , K Philips , M Neto , R Hillson , R A Seaton , S Carty , K MacFarlane , N MacDonald , F Kinnaird , A Reuben , S Gillen , Y Gourlay , F Robb , L Stewart , R Pucket
NHS Commercial guidance on applying social value in the procurement of NHS goods and services.NHS England’s stated policy objective is to meet its net zero carbon targets while achieving its wider…