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Practical tips for making healthcare systems more sustainable

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Cutting nitrous oxide waste in hospitals, switching to reusable vaginal speculums for cervical screening, and prescribing tablets over intravenous drugs are just some of the tangible actions doctors can take to reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare.

If global healthcare were a country it would rank fifth in the world for greenhouse gas emissions. A new series launched by The BMJ today offers a range of ideas, with practical tips on making healthcare systems more sustainable.

Readers can also use a linked interactive tool to find actions relevant to their own role and workplace.

 

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