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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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Quantifying the carbon footprint of clinical trials: guidance development and case studies
BMJ | Jan 2024 "The urgency of the climate crisis requires attention from biomedical research, not least clinical trials which...
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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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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...
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Environmental Impacts of Seasonal Influenza: A Case Study
Vaccination programmes are used to prevent the transmission of flu, and to reduce the cases and severity of flu in...
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In-centre haemodialysis at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals
In June 2019, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NUTH) became the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare...
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A strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of clinical trials
The Lancet | July 2021 "Clinical trials need to be decarbonised and we propose a strategy for doing so."
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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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Environmental Impact of PlGF-based testing for pre-eclampsia
The availability of quick, accurate blood tests that can help rule out pre-eclampsia (PE) is improving care for pregnant women...
