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Title: | A review of the applicability of current green practices in healthcare facilities |
Authors: | Soares, Ana Luísa Buttigieg, Sandra C. Bak, Bartosz McFadden, Sonya Hughes, Ciara McClure, Patricia Couto, Jose Guilherme Bravo, Isabel |
Keywords: | Circular economy Medical care -- Environmental aspects Greenhouse gas mitigation Medical wastes -- Environmental aspects Hospitals -- Sustainability |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
Publisher: | Kerman University of Medical Sciences |
Citation: | Soares, A. L. F., Buttigieg, S. C., Bak, B., McFadden, S., Hughes, C., McClure, P.,...Bravo, I. (2023). A review of the applicability of current green practices in healthcare facilities. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12, 6947. |
Abstract: | Background: Circular economy (CE) has raised great interest as a concept and as a development model worldwide. This concept aims to provide a substitute for the linear economic model, which was based on production and consumption, continuous growth, and resources depletion. CE allows a greener economy with sustainable development and promotes more balanced societies. The healthcare sector is a major contributor to the climate crisis, with a carbon footprint representing 4.4% of global net emissions. It is thus essential to rethink the applicability of CE in healthcare. Methods: We conducted a scoping review guided by the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework and utilised PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist. A systematic search from MEDLINE complete, SCOPUS, and Web of Science databases published between 1992 and 2022. Results: Through database searching a total of 1018 records were identified and 475 duplicates were removed. From the total search, 543 articles were screened by title/abstract according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After screening, 38 full-text articles were selected and assessed for eligibility. Forty-seven additional records were also identified through other sources and screened for eligibility. Other sources included: 12 articles from snowballing of previous papers; 9 articles following peer-reviewers suggestions; 19 reports from relevant organisations in CE and healthcare; two webpage, and one book. Conclusion: Specific areas were identified where hospitals could reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consequently their negative environmental impact, namely through waste management, energy, water, transportation/travel, hospital design, food optimisation, green procurement, and behaviour. Also, lack of staff awareness and knowledge of the environmental impact of healthcare, and hospitals sustainability were identified as major contributors. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/113041 |
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