Waste management in healthcare: during and beyond a global pandemic

Sustainability is of course a topic and goal of intimidating size. Addressing all its aspects would require a team far larger than ours and would be well-beyond the scope of our article. However, the key tenets of leadership can be applied to waste management within the overall field of sustainabili...

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Published in:BMJ leader Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 56 - 60
Main Authors: Lechner, Matt, Harrap, Iona, Emanuel, Oscar, Eynon-Lewis, Nick
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.03.2023
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:
Carbon footprint
Commentary
continuous improvement
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Decision making
Delivery of Health Care
Health care
Health care management
Health Facilities
Health policy
Health services
improvement
Leadership
learning organisation
Medical supplies
Pandemics
Personal protective equipment
Protective equipment
Refuse Disposal
Sustainability
Waste disposal
Waste Management
United Kingdom > UK
England
health policy
learning organisation
continuous improvement
improvement
sustainability
ISSN:2398-631X, 2398-631X
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Summary:Sustainability is of course a topic and goal of intimidating size. Addressing all its aspects would require a team far larger than ours and would be well-beyond the scope of our article. However, the key tenets of leadership can be applied to waste management within the overall field of sustainability. The management of physical waste is an interesting topic to address from a leadership perspective because it is carried out by every individual frontline healthcare worker multiple times a day, with policy made at local and national levels. As such, we should use leadership principles or frameworks aimed at all staff and take into account their personal responsibilities as executors of the NHS’ sustainability goals.
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ISSN:2398-631X
2398-631X
DOI:10.1136/leader-2020-000377