The objective of this guideline is to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of reporting on the carbon emissions associated with clinical care pathways, in particular, the reporting of pathways with a component of remote care, often facilitated by the use of digital technologies.
The development started in January 2024, led by a group from Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Brighton and Sussex Medical School. They clarify that the difference between their project and another already under development, ECoHealth, is that ECoHealth is looking to evaluating products in healthcare, whereas this new project will cover pathways. They argue there is a need to “standardise what components are included in measuring the carbon footprint of a clinical pathway. That will include the products, medications, clinical appointments etc in that pathway.”
A Steering Group has been formed, aiming to produce a preliminary checklist by the end of 2024, to be published by 2026.
Registered: 25 March 2024
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