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This case study was completed as part of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Green Team Competition from February to July 2022 by the Endoscopy Team. Team Members: Anna Betts (Deputy Sister),…

Project completed as part of theRoyal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Green Team CompetitionFebruary-July 2022 by the Clinical Coding Team Team members: Katie Fairhurst – Clinical Coding…

SusQI project was completed as part of theLeedsGreen Ward Competition10th January - 25th March by the Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT). Team members: Jemma Robinson - Facilities…

SusQI project was completed as part of theLeedsGreen Ward Competition10th January - 25th March by the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Team. Team members: Grace Crossland - PICU…

Scarcity of water and energy, and legal requirements for discharge of waste and wastewater are forcing hemodialysis facilities to change their approach to a more integrated concept of connecting the…

SusQI project completed as part of the Leeds Green Ward Competition 10th January - 25th March by the Education Team. Team Members: Cleone Pardoe – Clinical Teaching Fellow, Post-IMT2…

Great study from Rizan et al (2021) estimating 'the carbon footprint and financial cost of decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments. The study indicateshow the…

This article by CSH's Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan, and co-authors, providesgreenhouse gas emission factors for the different healthcare waste streams in the…

This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.

The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for…