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next meeting Fri 10th 1230pm

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26 Oct 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Our next meeting, on Environmental Issues in Prescribing in Palliative Care, will be on Friday 10th November, 1230pm. Teams details at end of this message. We will be welcoming a speaker from Pharmacy…
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Carbon footprint palliative care - hospice/hospital/home

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26 Oct 2023
by
Katherine Taylor
Has anyone come across evidence of the carbon footprint of end of life care please, especially comparing hospice to hospital and home-based care? I have found a paper on a UK hospice carbon footprint…
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Research in Clinical Lab sustainability

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26 Oct 2023
by
Sheri Scott
Hi All Just wanted to draw your attention to a newly published study linking lab sustainability, carbon emissions and sample error rates. I hope to see more studies like this in the…
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September newsletter

Created on
11 Sep 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Please find here our Palliative Care Sustainability Network September newsletter, including links to slides and recording from our recent meeting on Reducing Plastics in Healthcare.
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Thursday midday- reducing plastics in healthcare

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4 Sep 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Final reminder for Reducing Plastics in Healthcare, on Thursday 7th September at midday. We'll have a presentation from Healthcare Without Harm on their report and progress in this area, followed…
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Reducing Plastics in Healthcare: interactive seminar

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10 Aug 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Reminder of our meeting on reducing plastics in healthcare, on Thursday 7th September at midday. We'll have a presentation from Healthcare Without Harm on their report and progress in this area,…
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Participation in the LEAF pilot

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9 Aug 2023
by
Rob Shorten
Pathology testing underpins all of healthcare. All patients are tested; from swabs to diagnose COVID, to bloods in community to monitor diabetes, and tests to diagnose the acutely unwell in ED and…
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SusQI Case Study - "Photobiomodulation therapy to prevent oral mucositis" 

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7 Aug 2023
by
Alice Clack
Please watch and share this short presentation made by Angela Hayes, Clinical nurse specialist in palliative and specialist supportive care at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Palliative Care, at our…
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Hospice UK Sustainability Champion Awards- open for nominations

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6 Jul 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Hospice UK Sustainability Champion Award nominations now open! The first time this new category is included in the awards. Great to see climate work will be recognised at the annual Hospice UK…
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Indexor - Greener approach to Blood Samples

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20 Jun 2023
by
Tracey Townley
This is a new inititative - introducing the use of Indexor into Pathology Sample Reception for GP (Primary Care) activity. It's great at fast tracking blood samples throught the laboratory using ICE…