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Simpson, Owain, Elliott, Mark T., Muller, Catherine, Jones, Tim, Hentsch, Phillippa, Rooney, Daniel, Cowell, Nicole, Bloss, William J. and Bartington, Suzanne E. (2022) Evaluating actions to improve air quality at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Sustainability, 14 (18). 11128. doi:10.3390/su141811128 ISSN 2071-1050.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811128
Abstract
Air pollution is the single largest environmental risk to human health in the UK, exerting a major healthcare sector burden and exacerbating health and social inequalities. The NHS Long Term Plan commits the healthcare sector to reducing emissions from all sources, however, to date few Acute NHS Trusts have implemented air quality focused sustainability plans. In this case study, we assess potential air quality improvement actions at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK as a test case for NHS sustainability actions. We generate an evidenced based, prioritized shortlist of actions to mitigate emissions and protect patients, staff, and local communities from air pollution exposure. The project supports adoption of an evidence-based, contextually relevant, approach to air quality management within healthcare provision. The methodology used could be employed by organizations with similar goals to address environmental concerns. View Full-Text
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Air -- Pollution , Air -- Pollution -- Health aspects, Air quality management -- Evaluation, Air -- Purification, Medical care -- Evaluation, Air quality , Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Birmingham, England) | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Sustainability | ||||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 6 September 2022 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 14 | ||||||
| Number: | 18 | ||||||
| Article Number: | 11128 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.3390/su141811128 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 September 2022 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 September 2022 | ||||||
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