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How and why clinicians should embrace sustainability and Trust green plans

How and why clinicians should embrace sustainability and Trust green plans

Eight wooden blocks stacked with a green target and dart shape on the front with two fingers placing the ninth block into the centre of the stack and blurred green leaves behind to illustrate positive progress being made towards NHS interim carbon footprint targets

Positive progress towards NHS interim carbon footprint targets

Two emergency department colleagues standing outside the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital building in front of a No Idling sign as part of their GreenED sustainability efforts

Gold-standard sustainability efforts at Northumbria ECO ED: a GreenED case study

Healthcare professional discussing inhaler options with an older patient in a clinical setting to illustrate aligning patient-centred care and sustainability in inhaler choice

Aligning patient-centred care and sustainability in inhaler choice: an REG approach

A close up of multiple plastic water bottles to illustrate the discovery that PET can be turned into sustainable paracetamol

Can plastic waste really be turned into sustainable paracetamol?

Three red single-use vapes on a red background to illustrate the UK's single-use vape ban coming into effect

Single-use vape ban comes into effect to support child health and sustainability

Hand holding a magnifying glass over a reducing CO2 reducing icon on a green background to illustrate a low-carbon COPD inhaler receiving MHRA approval

Low-carbon COPD inhaler gains world-first approval by MHRA

A female healthcare professional putting a mask on a patient in an operating theatre to demonstrate measures to reduce the emissions impact of anaesthetic gases such as desflurane on healthcare systems and improve their carbon footprint

Reducing the carbon footprint of anaesthetic gases in surgery

A selection of white, green and yellow capsules and tablets spread out on a dark green background to illustrate eco-directed sustainable prescribing practices

Public and prescriber perceptions of pharmaceutical pollution

A series of green cogs on a white background with lighter grey cogs to represent progress in addressing sustainability in intensive care via an ESICM Green Paper

Addressing sustainability in intensive care: ESICM Green Paper insights

Three stacks of coins surrounded by blue and white capsules to represent sustainable and cost-effective drug use in hospitals

Reducing pressure on hospitals with cost-effective and sustainable drug use

A birds-eye view of a woodland with a white target symbol over the trees to demonstrate achieving sustainability targets at Great Western Hospital

Achieving sustainability recognition at Great Western Hospital: an exemplar case study

A healthcare professional sits at a desk typing on a computer with different types of inhalers in the foreground

Supporting sustainability with inhaler prescribing

Remanufacturing single-use medical devices: views from England

Remanufacturing single-use medical devices: views from England, France and beyond

How to improve emergency department sustainability: GreenED explained

How to improve emergency department sustainability: GreenED explained

Drone transportation of medical supplies case study insights

Drone transportation of medical supplies: case study insights

Crackdown on NHS waste and single-use med-tech products announced

Crackdown on NHS waste and single-use med-tech products announced

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