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Vince Mak's talk presents an important opportunity to reduce environmental harm from use (and over-use) of respiratory inhalers, which have a huge carbon footprint due to the use of HFC propellants:Dr…
Occupational Therapists and recreation leaders piloted a green walking program at the Hartington Unit at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital for adult inpatient psychiatric patients. Patients who had…
Jenny Okolo talks about how she integrates sustainability, use of social prescribing and mental health practice in every day OT. Part of Greener AHP week.
Project completed as part of the 2024 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition.Team members:Melanie Broach, MSK Therapy Team Lead RHCHKathryn Cartwright, MSK Therapy Team Lead…
Published date
December 2024
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Melanie Broach and Kathryn Cartwright, MSK Therapy Team Leads
Key learning point:
Offering telephone consultations to patients offers social and environmental benefits. Patients also reported an increased sense of empowerment and autonomy in the successful…
Key learning point
Avoiding unnecessary secondary care referrals is an effective way of releasing resources in specialist units, saving on patient transport and other environmental costs.
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Missed the latest session on portable and implantable artificial kidneys? Catch up on this groundbreaking talk by Professor Karin Gerritsen, a leading expert in home and green dialysis. 🎥👇Professor…
These slides and video recording are from the Critical Care Susnet Sustainable PPE session focused on gloves, along with the Intensive Care Society Gloves Off posters and implementation guide.
Published date
December 2023
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Graham Pike, Jennie Wilson, Sam Clark, Intensive Care Society
Project completed as part of the South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services Green Team Competition, 2024
Team members
Sean Sloan, BSc, BScPT - Program Facilitator
Tracy Smith, BSW,…
Project completed as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Green Team competition (October - December 2022). One of our entries was from our Pharmacy Team who looked to incorporate…