Environmental impact of personal protective equipment distributed for use by health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chantelle Rizan Malcolm ReedMahmood F Bhutta

Published in: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (2021)

The environmental impact of PPE is large and could be reduced through domestic manufacture, rationalising glove use, using reusables where possible and optimising waste management.

Keyphrases

healthcare
life cycle
mental health
human health
public health
primary care
heavy metals
palliative care
risk assessment
affordable care act
health information
quality improvement
pain management
chronic pain
neural network
municipal solid waste