Towards net zero healthcare

What you need to knowReduce use of health services and improve healthcare efficiency by integrating the following principles into daily clinical practice and quality improvement: prevention, patient empowerment, lean systems, and low carbon alternativesEncourage sustainable healthcare principles in all populations (including those currently under-served) to reduce health inequalitiesConsider strategies to reduce duplication and waste, for example, when booking appointments, requesting investigations, prescribing, allocating resources, and arranging patient or staff travelCase—A 47 year old woman who takes metformin and amlodipine for type 2 diabetes and hypertension visits her GP to discuss her HbA1C levels, which have been steadily increasing. She is a single mother with two children at school and works full time in an office. They discuss the option of increasing her diabetes medication and how. High quality control of long term conditions with medication has a lower burden on patients’ physical, mental, and social health—as well as a lower…
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