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Thursday midday- reducing plastics in healthcare

Created on
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

Created on
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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SusQI Case Study - "Photobiomodulation therapy to prevent oral mucositis" 

Created on
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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Endoscopy Valve Cages

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16 May 2023
by
Robin Baddeley
Single use plastic cages are often used to ensure that buttons are kept with the scope for traceability--Does anyone have any alternative solutions (which avoid single use plastic)? Reusable metal…
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Congratulations on your PhD - Chantelle, former CSH Sustainable Surgery Fellow 2018-21

Created on
3 Mar 2023
by
Catherine Floyd
Congratulations to Dr Chantelle Rizan, Clinical Lecturer in Sustainable Healthcare at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and CSH Associate, who was recently conferred the title of PhD for her thesis…
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Environmentally sustainable straws for patients

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2 Mar 2023
by
Paul Fraser
In our hospice network we've had a few enquiries about environmentally sustainable/reusable equipment. Can anyone recommend sustainable straws for inpatients that are suitable for hot and cold drinks?…
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Lean Management for Greener Practices in Surgery - Interview Request

Created on
7 Feb 2023
by
Christie Tsang
A research project exploring Lean management for greener practices in surgery is being conducted by intercalating medical students from Imperial College London. We are writing to request an…
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Potable water

Created on
25 Jan 2023
by
Victoria Knott
Hi I was wondering if anyone has any experience of introducing potable water filters in their department or have done any work around the carbon saving an accepatbility of this? Also, does…
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MBA Study Interview request – Drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the UK NHS

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7 Dec 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
We have had a request from a student completing a dissertation as part of an MBA at Warwick University focussing on drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the NHS.…