CSH are launching The Green Nursing Challenge - a leadership and engagement programme to support nurses to lead on sustainable healthcare initiatives, and transform nursing care by cutting carbon,…
I'm supervising a 3rdyear Medical Engineering student who's conducting a project looking at the waste and sustainability aspects of moving from blue sterilisation tray wrap to enclosed…
Hi all,I'm trying to introduce some reusable theatre items - drapes etc. But lack of storage space is making this impossible (PFI hospital with not enough storage in theatres generally, no scope to…
I would like to hear from anyone in surgery looking at the disposability in robotic surgery? I am a gynaecology trainee and I am aware of the huge carbon footprint associated with robotic hysterectomy…
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In the dermatology network we have highlighted two excellent open access reviews on approaches to improve environmental sustainability in dermatological…
At UHBW many of the procedures carried out in Gynae outpatients are done without creating a sterile field. However, when the same procedures are carried out in theatre a sterile field is…
Hi! I am one of the UK medical co-leads for the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC). If you aren't familiar with the PHRC, it provides institutions with a needs assessment tool that allows the…
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Next week we are launching Plants First Healthcare, an ask to the NHS to implement Plant-based meals as the default, without restricting choice, to improve our health…
The University of Birmingham is calling for abstract submissions for poster presentations for its Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2024 on Tuesday 17 December 2024, held on campus.
The…