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How to Drive Sustainable Healthcare: Educate, Engage, and Empower
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/how-to-drive-sustainable-healthcare
Discover the importance of sustainability in…
Foreword"In 2020, the NHS became the first healthcare system in the world to commit to becoming net zero.This commitment was made in response to the evidence that climate change is no longer a distant…
Project completed as part of the Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services Green Team Competition, 2025Team membersAlaina Bosinski (Patient Care Manager), Candice Horbay (Unit Manager), Amber Martin…
Interventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to…
Intergrating Environmental Sustainability Into Clinical LaboratoriesClinical laboratories operate around the clock, aiding health care providers in diagnosing, treating, and managing patient care.…
SusQI project completed as part of The 2020 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition.
Project Aim: To reduce the waste of linen and consumables in the ICU.
Results:
At…
Project completed as part of the 2019 Royal Devon & Exeter Green Ward Competition. The project was compeletd by the estates team and was the competition winner.
The team aimed to reduce the number…
Key learning point:
Although an upfront expense, upgrading older water treatment systems offers significant environmental and financial savings. Furthermore, the upgrade saves nursing time and…
Published date
November 2009
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Andrew Owen, Chief Renal Technologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members
Elena Grossman, MPH, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, Marie Heffernan, PhD, Erika Ninos, Monica Nakielski, Michelle…
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Elena Grossman, MPH, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, Marie Heffernan, PhD, Erika Ninos, Monica Nakielski, Michelle Hoersch
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location:Brian Gray/ Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Issue:MedStar Harbor Hospital (MHH) sits on…
