Sustainable practice: what can I do?

If global healthcare were a country it would rank fifth in the world for greenhouse gas emissions.1 We must all take action to reduce healthcare emissions—but how? A new BMJ series offers a range of ideas, with practical tips on making healthcare systems more sustainable. Each article details one action or project that frontline clinicians can implement, supported by a rapidly growing evidence base, to reduce the carbon footprint of their practice. Online readers can use a linked interactive tool (https://sandpit.bmj.com/graphics/2023/tangibleActions-v8/) to find actions relevant to their role and workplace.The climate crisis is a health crisis,2 and healthcare professionals are on the frontline—seeing more patients with respiratory3 and mental health4 conditions caused by wildfires, infectious diseases spread by flooding,5 or the serious health effects of record breaking heat waves.6 Clinicians want to know how they can help slow this crisis,78 and we aim to showcase solutions that are within the…
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