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Update on SHE Network activities in 2011-12 - including award of HEA grant, GMC liaison, draft curriculum consultation, conference presentations and workshops, publications by SHE members.
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The implementation of a virtual Kidney Patient Results Review Monitoring Service for patients demonstrated significant benefits, including a reduction in patient visits to renal…
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1 Jun 2011 •
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Mel Geall, PRMS Nurse, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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Administering IV antibiotics by bolus instead of infusion where possible offers great cost and carbon savings as well as more efficient use of nursing time. Savings could be…
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Offering telephone consultations to patients offers social and environmental benefits. Patients also reported an increased sense of empowerment and autonomy in the successful…
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A simple code created and introduced in under an hour offers financial, electrical and carbon savings by automatically switching off PCs after a period of inactivity. With no…
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29 Jan 2010 •
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Dr Jamie Traynor, Consultant Renal Physician, NHS Lanarkshire
This poster demonstrates the economic cost and carbon footprint associated with current patterns of prescribing long term Flupentixol Decanoate depot injections. Results suggest that over £500,000…
The AAGBI’s Anaesthesia and the environment section of their website. The idea for this section originated from the discussion session that followed a series of seminars run by the AAGBI, and lectures…
This is a good starting point for anaesthetists with an interest in the impact their care is having on the carbon footprint of the NHS, and what actions can be taken to reduce that impact.
The…