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Patients receiving enteral feeding in the community require plastics/ancillaries to allow feed to be pumped/bolused via the feeding tube. Multi-use syringes are deemed adequate for use in the…
SSCreport + recorded workshop
- background/context of sustainable respiratory care
- summary of interviews with practice patients
- framework for action/SusQI projects in GP
supervisor --> Dr…
This is the first published paper defining the links between Climate Change and the Speech and Language Therapy Profession. It was published in the International Journal of Language and Communication…
Considers the use of disposable duodenoscopes to prevent infection due to equipment contamination. Produces potential cost for different hospital settings in the USA.
The study uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate the carbon footprints of 3 vaginal speculum: a single-use acrylic and two reusable stainless steel. Overall, both types of reusables were found…
Created on
31 May 2022 •
by
Donahue LM, Hilton S, Bell SG, Williams BC, Keoleian GA.
The carbon footprint of general anaesthetics: A case study in the UK
Xiaocheng Hu, JM Tom Pierce, Tim Taylor, Karyn Morrissey
Resources, Conservation & Recycling167(2021) 105411
Background…
This article addresses the growing concern of the impact of climate change is having on healthcare services. There has been a call for all allied health professionals to prepare and mitigate these…
The purpose of this Consensus Statement is to provide a global, collaborative, representative and inclusive vision for educating an interprofessional healthcare workforce that can deliver sustainable…
Key learning point
The case study and discussion outlined above includes most of the information required to develop a sound business case for a programme to retro-fit heat exchangers to existing…
Created on
17 May 2023 •
by
Steve Milne, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust