Resources
Browse our library of guides, case studies and resources. Developed with our members across industry, the NHS and academia, they share practical tools, methods and real-world learning on sustainable patient care pathways, clinical trials and more.
Whether you're just starting to explore healthcare sustainability or looking to measure and reduce emissions in your own work, you'll find resources here to support you - search below:
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Carbon Calculators for Healthcare
The growing demand for carbon accounting has driven a proliferation of carbon calculators enabling organisations to calculate their overall carbon...
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Building environmental considerations into the evaluation of health interventions
The past decade has seen encouraging commitments from health system leaders, professional societies and industry to identifying environmentally sustainable practices...
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Balancing Sustainability and Access: The Future of Off-Patent Medicines
The off-patent medicines industry is a cornerstone of European healthcare, accounting for 70% of medicines dispensed in Europe. These drugs...
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Appraisal of Environmental Impact of Hospital Activities at ULS de Braga, Portugal
It is recognised that health and care systems are undergoing transformative global change to adapt to the needs of patients...
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Environmental Impact of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
This case study from Sustainable Healthcare Coalition member, Baxter Healthcare Limited assesses the care pathway impacts of four different scenarios...
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Appraisal of Environmental Impact of Hospital Activities at St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
Appraising the sustainability of care pathways is seen as a crucial step to enabling health systems undergoing transformative global change...
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An environmental impact assessment of Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) surgery
It is recognised that health and care systems are undergoing transformative global change to adapt to the needs of patients...
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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...
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Healthy patients, healthy planet: tackling the carbon footprint of clinical trials
The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition is developing a tool to track carbon emissions from clinical trials and our Chair, Dr Fiona Adshead...
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Healthcare, Circular Economy Principles and Sustainable Wellbeing
Global expenditure on healthcare represented close to 10% of GDP in 2015, a proportion that is anticipated to grow because...
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A Manifesto for Global Sustainable Health
A manifesto has been produced that attempts to summarise the thoughts explored by the Sustainable Health Symposium that was held...
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A Perspective on Environmental Sustainability Assessments in the Healthcare Sector
A discussion paper titled “Challenges and recommendations for environmental sustainability assessments of pharmaceutical products in the healthcare sector” has been...
