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Disposable hot/cold packs in maternity - alternatives

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15 Jul 2025
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Amy Manning
We are using disposable hot/cold packs in maternity as a form of pain relief, I'd like to know what places use as an alternative to disposable items?
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Excellent article: EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PERINATAL MEDICINE Position statement: environmental sustainability in obstetric healthcare

Created on
15 Jul 2025
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Amy Manning
An excellent article summarising environmental sustainability in obstetric healthcare from the European Association of Perinatal Medicine. I recommend reading it.EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PERINATAL…
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Richard's splint alternative post knee surgery

Created on
15 Jul 2025
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Debs kerry
Currently our orthopaedic surgeons put a Richard's splint on in theatre post knee surgery such as ACL's, for temporary immobilisation until the physio's can fit a hinged knee brace in recovery. The…
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Richard's splint alternative post knee surgery

Created on
15 Jul 2025
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Debs kerry
Currently our orthopaedic surgeons put a Richard's splint on in theatre post knee surgery such as ACL's, for temporary immobilisation until the physio's can fit a hinged knee brace in recovery. The…
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Your expertise needed; Exploring Heat and Impact on Mental Health Research

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14 Jul 2025
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Shiwei Ooi
Hi all, my name is Shiwei — an MSc Public Health student at LSHTM, a clinician in background and currently conducting my thesis research on how extreme heat affects people living with severe mental…
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Disposable bronchoscopes

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12 Jul 2025
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Jennifer Nixon
Does anyone have any experience of using disposable bronchoscopes. My trust is currently looking into purchasing these, my colleague who leads on endoscopic procedures has been very impressed with…
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Does the UK NHS use single use stainless steel or plastic scissors typically in surgery?

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11 Jul 2025
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Melissa Pegg
Dear All, As above question please if you can help? Similarly, if anyone has any data/reports/papers (I have the Rizan and Ibbotson papers on scissors LCA) on the use/costs/volumes of surgical…
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NHS Forest Awards 2025 - nominations close soon

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10 Jul 2025
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Una Devlin
Does your site or a site you know deserve some recognition for its incredible green spaces?Nominate it for an NHS Forest award!Nominate your site nowNominations close on 1 August.There are four…
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Are you interested in enhancing the implementation of digital health technologies in healthcare?

Created on
10 Jul 2025
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Johanna Alvarez
Attention, everyone! Your input matters! 🗣️Are you interested in enhancing the implementation of digital health technologies in healthcare?I am currently running a survey to assess the extent to which…
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Sats probes

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9 Jul 2025
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Zoe Daggatt-Powrie
Hi all,I'm a non-ED clinician, but working with a team on sustainability in the ED. The department currently uses a lot of disposable sats probes, often on adults, do other departments do this? Or…