Reducing personal protective equipment waste in the emergency department of a large regional hospital: codesign informed by system science
Rebecca Patrick,
Mike Forrester,
Urvi Thanekar
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThis study aimed to bring together health workers from an emergency department (ED) and broader health system changemakers to cocreate a system-oriented understanding of the drivers of single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) waste, and recommend priority actions for government policy, and organisational change, to reduce PPE waste and transition towards a circular economy approach.MethodsParticipatory group model building was used with ED and PPE health service stakeholders to create a causal … Show more
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