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Advice re biodegradable specimen bags

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30 May 2024
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lucy thomas
Hi, I am looking for some advice on whether biodegradable blood specimen bags are a feasible option to replace single use plastic ones as I was recently told that they are treated as clinical waste…
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Looking for sustainable haematologists!

Created on
7 May 2024
by
Frances Mortimer
Are there any haematologists interested in sustainable healthcare who would like to connect up with others internationally? We've been approached by international partners looking for UK…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

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25 Mar 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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My Green Lab Accreditation - Pathology network

Created on
17 Mar 2024
by
Rajeka Lazarus
Hello, NHS England have agreed to fund My Green Lab accreditation for the labs within our pathology network (I think it is West of England). Not sure whether this is a national offer but worth…
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Creating our Framework- join our working group!

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8 Mar 2024
by
Kate Crossland
Many thanks to those who were able to join us for the first step in putting together our Framework for Sustainable Palliative Care. You can find the recording of the meeting here. Join our…
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Meeting Thur 29th 12-1pm

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25 Feb 2024
by
Kate Crossland
Thursday 29th Feb 12-1pm Palliative Care Sustainability Network: codesigning a Palliative Care Sustainability Framework Teams details below. We'll start by hearing from the GreenerED team…
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Low value biochemistry tests

Created on
7 Feb 2024
by
Frances Mortimer
TheCanadian Society of Clinical Chemistshas released the followingten new recommendations of tests, treatments or procedures to question in clinical biochemistry: Don’t order HFE-related…
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PallCareSusNet Jan newsletter

Created on
25 Jan 2024
by
Kate Crossland
Please find here our January newsletter- includes details of our Feb 29th event.
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Diagnostic Stewardship and laboratory Sustainability

Created on
7 Dec 2023
by
Rob Shorten
Here are three posters that the microbiology team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals presented at the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) in Edinburgh last month. We can reduce the carbon footprint…
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Serum protein capillary vs gel electrophoresis

Created on
30 Nov 2023
by
Andre Mattman
I am planning to change our laboratory to capillary electrophoresis from gel electrophoresis. Are any members aware of an assessment of the impact of this change on the environmental footprint? I…