A strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of clinical trials

The first step to reducing the carbon footprint of clinical trials is to develop a tool to measure reliably the carbon footprint of trials and identify which elements of trials are carbon-heavy. The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, which was set up by NHS England to...

Sustainable Healthcare Coalition welcomes Recipharm to join its collaboration for better human and planetary health

We are excited that leading innovative health technology company, Recipharm has chosen to join the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition (SHC). Since acquiring Bespak in 2020, Recipharm is now a market leading design, development and manufacturing centre for technologies,...

Renal Care Sustainability

The Green Nephrology Group in The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a project, in collaboration with the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition and Environmental Resources Management Limited, focusing on one of the most environmentally damaging...

Care pathway for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

Care pathway for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy of Severe Eosinophilic Asthma The use of Monoclonal Antibody (Mab) therapy is relatively new and evolving, but promises to revolutionise the management of asthma. This study by AstraZeneca has demonstrated the value of...

Joint Statement to the UN Climate Summit

Some of the members of the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition (then called the Coalition for Sustainable Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (CSPM)) submitted a Joint Statement to the UN Climate Summit held in New York on 23rd September 2014; a pivotal meeting on the...

Current State of Sustainable Procurement

Investigating the Current State of Sustainable Procurement of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices It has been shown that supply chains contribute a significant proportion of the overall impact of our healthcare systems on the environment and to our society, stemming...