Your Environment
What is sustainability in healthcare? Scroll down to view our sustainability hub, where you can access a range of expert-created articles surrounding the environment and sustainability in healthcare, exclusive to Peers in Practice
Welcome to the Peers in Practice Your Environment page, a dedicated hub for insightful information on healthcare sustainability and the environment.
The healthcare system consumes vast amounts of energy and materials while creating enormous amounts of waste. Increasing sustainability in healthcare will improve both carbon efficiency within the healthcare system and the quality of patient care.
Do you want to help improve sustainability in healthcare? As a healthcare professional, you can make day-to-day changes that can help combat global warming and climate change. This page includes an article series written by sustainability expert Dr Matt Sawyer providing you with tips and advice on environmental sustainability in healthcare.
Make sure you watch this space for all our upcoming content!
How Can we Identify Greenhouse Gas Emission Hotspots to Achieve Sustainable Healthcare?
The NHS has a ‘Net Zero’ ambition to decrease greenhouse emissions to zero by 2045. This article discusses the importance of making daily changes in the healthcare sector in order to help achieve these targets.
Carbon Literacy in Healthcare – What It Is, Education and Training
Our awareness of how society is harming the environment is increasing. This article explores carbon literacy, what it is, and why its understanding is vital in the healthcare sector.
Practical Steps in Adopting Sustainable Practices – Achieving NHS Net Zero Targets
Environmental sustainability is being encouraged, particularly in healthcare as demonstrated by the NHS net zero targets. This article suggests ways we can deliver a more sustainable healthcare service.
March 2023 | NP-GB-CEP-WCNT-230010
