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To promote circular economy for complex medical devices in healthcare, Vanguard contributed to the session “The waste hierarchy in practice (Part 1): Reprocessing medical devices” at CleanMed, Europe’s leading conference on sustainable healthcare.
The UK healthcare sector is on the brink of a revolution. The Department of Health & Social Care has published the "Design for Life Roadmap," a strategic plan to make medical technology more sustainable. The goal is ambitious: By 2045, the UK intends to transition...
Reducing emissions The healthcare sector is a true “CO2 emitter”. A single hospital bed, for example, consumes as much energy annually as four-family homes. Despite its massive environmental impact, the medical industry is not yet a primary target of climate-focused...
Reprocessing of Medical Devices: What the MDR Stipulates While Article 17 of the MDR provides unified, detailed European requirements for reprocessing single-use devices—replacing previous national regulations— EU-wide harmonization is not fully achieved. Each member...