Greener Maternity Care

Guidance on how to produce a carbon footprint of maternity services Maternity Care and Climate Change Maternity services are one of the NHS’s high-volume services, with over 673,000 births in the UK in 2022. Each of these will have been preceded by approximately 30...

Decarbonisation of CKD treatment in the UAE

Decarbonisation of CKD treatment in the UAE. A discussion paper. It is recognised that global health and care systems are undergoing transformative change to adapt to the needs of patients and communities, with increasing pressure to be financially, socially and...

Reducing the environmental impact of chronic kidney disease care

Globally, it is recognised that health and care systems are undergoing transformative change to adapt to the needs of patients and communities, with increasing pressure to be financially, socially and environmentally sustainable. Appraising the sustainability of care...

In-Centre Haemodialysis at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital

In June 2019, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH) became the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a Climate Emergency, recognising that a climate emergency is also a health emergency, and committed to becoming a net-zero carbon...

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...

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Carbon Footprinting Standard

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Carbon Footprinting Standard The founding project of the coalition was to develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting guidance document for the pharmaceutical and medical device sector. This research was initiated from the GHG appraisal...