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Widely adopted pre-eclampsia test has additional environmental benefits

Created on
16 Nov 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Summary Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…
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Refurbishing Anaesthetic Rooms to make them Greener!

Created on
9 Nov 2021
by
Jason Gandhi
Hello, We're currently about to embark on refurbishing/changing the layout ofseveral anaesthetic theatres in our trust. This is something I haven't been able to find much literature on but I was…
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Diathermy/electrocautery recycling

Created on
9 Nov 2021
by
James Hamill
Hello everyone, I'm new to the Network and you may have discussed this before but can I ask for peoples' experience with recycling diathermy handpieces, cords and diathermy pads? We use a lot of…
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Launch of online Carbon Calculator for GP practices

Created on
3 Nov 2021
by
Matthew Sawyer
The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition is pleased to invite you to the launch of a significant new development designed to help GP practices easily measure their carbon footprint and identify their…
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Before/after intervention study to determine impact on life-cycle carbon footprint of converting from single-use to reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts

Created on
22 Oct 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Carbon footprint of single-use &reusable sharps This open access BMJ article investigates the carbon footprint of converting fromsingle-useto reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts. The…
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Introducing team 5 of the Green Surgery Challenge

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18 Oct 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
We are pleased to introduce the team from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trustwho will be joining theGreen Surgery Conference November 4thas one of the Green Surgery Challenge finalists. The team…
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Introducing Team 4 of the Green Surgery Challenge

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13 Oct 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
We are pleased to introduce the team from Wrexham Maelor and Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospitals, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales, who will be joining theGreen Surgery Conference November…
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Introducing Team 3 of the Green Surgery Challenge

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7 Oct 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
We are pleased to introduce the team from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust who will be joining theGreen Surgery Challenge Judging and Awards Ceremony November 4thas one of the…
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Greener Theatres Sharing Hour

Created on
7 Oct 2021
by
Jason Gandhi
Hello all, I'm Jason Gandhi, the current environmentally sustainable anaesthetic fellow. This is the first informal open sharing hour, happening on the 14th October at 7pm, between members of…
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Introducing team 2 of the Green Surgery Challenge

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5 Oct 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
We are pleased to introduce the team from Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust NHS Trust who will be joining the Green Surgery Challenge Judging and Awards Ceremony November 4th as one of the finalists.…