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New energy in the Sustainable Operating Theatres network!

Created on
10 Dec 2018
by
Frances Mortimer
CSH is excited to be working with new colleagues from surgery and anaestheticsto develop thisSustainable Operating Theatres network in the coming months. Chantelle Rizan joined CSH in August…
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Acid concentrate dilution

Created on
29 Nov 2018
by
Fraser Gilmour
From the sustainability session discussions at the recent ART conference it was identified that there are still a significant number of UK trusts using 1:34 dilution acidinstead of the stronger and…
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New report shows link between climate change and human health

Created on
29 Nov 2018
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New research published in The Lancet medical journal shows that rising temperatures as a result of climate change are already exposing us to an unacceptably high health risk and warns, for the first…
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MDIs to DPIs

Created on
27 Nov 2018
by
Christelle Blunden
Does anyone have an example of an audit or guideline review they have completed on the above which they are willing to share which I could use for inspiration to work with my practice and CCG on the…
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Expert Working Group on reducing the climate change impact of inhalers

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22 Nov 2018
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Frances Mortimer
A national (English) working group has been formed toestablish the approach and a potential target for reducing the climate change impact of inhalers. The impetus for the expert working group is to…
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NHS energy efficiency fund for LED lighting

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21 Nov 2018
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Jacqueline Cutting
The government has made £46 million available through Public Dividend Capital funding for NHS trusts to improve and expand the use of LED lighting across their services, to save the NHS money and…
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New Colgate TerraCycle Oral Care Product Recycling Programme

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21 Nov 2018
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Sara Harford
Fantastic news in support of environmentally sustainable dental care! Worldwide consumer oral hygiene product company Colgate have partnered up with TerraCycle to launch a new free programme in the UK…
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Recycling Inhalers

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15 Nov 2018
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Christelle Blunden
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

Created on
15 Nov 2018
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James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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Assessment Workshop: How to write questions on sustainable healthcare

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12 Nov 2018
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Joey Brooke
Listening to feedback from our members and sustainable healthcare education representatives, we have identified that assessing sustainable healthcare is a troublesome area, and people feel out of…