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12 steps to Green a Kidney Unit - shortened version - June 2023

This is an A4 shortened version of the '12 steps to Green a Kidney Unit'https://networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/resources/12-steps-green-kidney-unit

31 May 2023

Dr Mark Harber and team

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12 Steps to Green a Kidney Unit - full version - June 2023

Whether you are new to sustainable healthcare or been working at it for years, please take a look at the UKKA/the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare/Sustainable Healthcare Coalition '12 steps to Green…

30 May 2023

Dr Mark Harber and team

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Case study: SusQI

SusQI Case Study: "Reducing Plastic Bag Usage"

SusQI project completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023. One of the targets in the ‘NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic…

26 May 2023

Kennerley, Z. and Reaney F.

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Policy report

Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Position Statement on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Care

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Position Statement on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Care released 24/05/23.

24 May 2023

Environmental Specialist Interest Group, RCEM

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Case study: SusQI

SusQI Case Study: Hywel Dda Pathology Team, "Pathology Sample Transport"

SusQI project completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023. There are four blood science laboratories in Hywel Dda…

19 May 2023

Markham, J., Davies, H., Prosser, S. & Peters, L.

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Green Impact in Dentistry

Recognised by UNESCO the Green Impact Awards program is delivered byStudents Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK)and designed to provide practical advice and tips to dental teams across the UK, that…

16 May 2023

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Academic publication

The carbon footprint of ambulatory gastrointestinal endoscopy

A French group have conducted a carbon footprint of a small, specialised ambulatory endoscopy unit in Strasbourg, France. They estimate eachendoscopy procedure generates 28kg CO2e, with patient and…

16 May 2023

Joel Lacroute, Juliette MARCANTONI, Stephane PETITOT, Julien WEBER, Patrick LEVY, Bastien DIRRENBERGER, Irina Tchoumak, Mat- hilde BARON, Stéphanie GIBERT, Sandrine MARGUERITE, Anne DERLON, Olivier Gronier, Jerome Huppertz.

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Life cycle assessment of routinely used endoscopic instruments and simple intervention to reduce our environmental impact

A team from Spain have published a method to establish the material composition of commonly used endoscopic accessories and then used life cycle assessment methodology to quantify the carbon footprint…

16 May 2023

López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al

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Case study: SusQI

Carbon Reduction at a Renal Unit through Sustainable Action Planning

Key learning point “Finding money for green initiatives is always difficult, It would be wonderful if the Unit would re-invest some of its cost savings into more carbon reductions, for example to…

15 May 2023

Simeon Edwards, Renal Unit Manager, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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Case study: SusQI

SusQI Case Study: Hywel Dda Procurement Team "Local Supply Chain Initiative'"

SusQI project completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023. The aim of this project was to help create a healthier Wales by…

10 May 2023

Deverill, G., Wells, S. and Thomas M.

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