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AbstractThe extent of packaging materials used in topical dermatological products and the sustainability of these are not well known. It is a known fact, however, that individual dermatology…
In this sustainability quality improvement project, we proposed a new lean pathway for performing curette and cautery minor skin surgery and evaluated our project’s social, patient, economic,…
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12 Jan 2025 •
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Simon Tso, Tracey Williamson, Mi Joo Choi, Becky Seeley, Enenche Edache, Rosie Hillson, Rachel McLean
AbstractImportance: There is growing awareness of the US health sector's substantial contribution to the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, exacerbating the health threats from climate change.…
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12 Jan 2025 •
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Genevieve S Silva, Alex Waegel, Joshua Kepner, Greg Evans, William Braham, Misha Rosenbach
In 2017, health and social care organizations contributed 6.3% of carbon emissions in England. Efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of the National Health Service (NHS) have been broadly…
DEAR EDITOR, Carbon emissions ascribed to medical instruments account for one of the largest proportions of the National Health Service (NHS) carbon footprint. Our aim was to evaluate the sustainable…
AbstractBackgroundDermatological surgery contributes to the large environmental impact of healthcare, but to date there are no data on the current sustainability practices, attitudes, or behaviours of…
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11 Jan 2025 •
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Fatima Ali, Hakam Jabouri, Rachel A Abbott, Aaron Wernham
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023.
OPAT Service at HHFT in the Net Zero NHS Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is a service that…
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18 Dec 2023 •
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Mazurek J., Cunningham J., Johnson R., Munro S., Mendes C., Okubuike A., Parker N., Onyendoro U., Nops J., Creese F., Rogers B., and Thomas C.
Project Completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023
Glove Use Awareness Campaign Due to the growth in use of PPE items and many studies highlighting the misuse of…
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.
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19 Dec 2023 •
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Graham Pike, Jennie Wilson, Sam Clark, Intensive Care Society
