Determining a conceptual framework for safe and sustainable health-care waste management (SSHCWM) implementation in health-care facilities
Journal of Facilities Management
ISSN: 1472-5967
Article publication date: 17 December 2018
Issue publication date: 15 May 2019
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore current sustainable facilities management knowledge and practice, focussing specifically on sustainable waste management implementation in health-care facilities with an aim to conceptualize a framework for assessing performance and impact of successful implementation of safe and sustainable health-care waste management on health-care provision.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper used a review of existing literature in relation to health-care waste management in the context of sustainable facilities management and facilities management performance and forms a basis for further research.
Findings
The growing significance of the strategic role of facilities management is established. Building on this recognition, a conceptual framework for assessing both implementation of sustainable facilities management practice in the context of waste management in health-care facilities and its impact on health-care provision is proposed.
Originality/value
This paper conceptualizes a framework for optimizing safe and sustainable waste management implementation in health-care facilities and assessing its impact on the bottom-line of health-care provision.
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Citation
Baaki, T.K., Baharum, M.R. and Ali, A.S. (2019), "Determining a conceptual framework for safe and sustainable health-care waste management (SSHCWM) implementation in health-care facilities", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 40-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-11-2017-0059
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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