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Do hospitals need to be more climate conscious?

Hospitals are famously wasteful places, with many things necessarily being thrown out. In fact, 2...

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15.20 13 Nov 2024


Do hospitals need to be more climate conscious?


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15.20 13 Nov 2024


Hospitals are famously wasteful places, with many things necessarily being thrown out. In fact, 20% of medical care is waste, from plastic biohazard buckets to glass vials. So, how can this change in order to help the climate crisis?

Joining Seán to discuss is Professor Seamus O'Reilly, Consultant Medical Oncologist in Cork University Hospital, who has been carrying out research in this area…


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