Circular medicine – being mindful of resources and waste recycling in healthcare systems
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Author(s)
Syms, Richard
Taylor-Robinson, Simon
Trovato, Guglielmo
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In the light of the COP27 Climate Change Conference, the concept of the circular economy has come to the fore with promotion of reuse and recycling of appliances and materials from electronics to clothes. This concept has not been widely taken up by healthcare systems. In this perspective article, we discuss the idea of the circular economy and how, by extension, the concept of “circular medicine” with optimised hospital and medical clinic waste recycling might be promoted in the context of better stewardship of resources in healthcare management.
Date Issued
2023-02-21
Date Acceptance
2023-02-10
Citation
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023, 16, pp.267-270
ISSN
1179-1594
Publisher
Dove Medical Press
Start Page
267
End Page
270
Journal / Book Title
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Volume
16
Copyright Statement
© 2023 Syms et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The full terms of the License are
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and source are credited.
available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author
and source are credited.
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Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Identifier
https://www.dovepress.com/circular-medicine--being-mindful-of-resources-and-waste-recycling-in-h-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-RMHP
Grant Number
097816/Z/11/ZR
097816/Z/11/A
097816/Z/11/B
Subjects
circular economy
climate change
recycling
1117 Public Health and Health Services
1605 Policy and Administration
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-02-21