title: Nurses lead on waste reduction.
abstract: Waste in the NHS accounts for about 20% of health expenditure. This article examines the literature on reducing waste, analyses some approaches to waste reduction, and identifies the role of nurses and other health professionals in developing a sustainable NHS.
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*