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Recording from Respiratory Care sharing hour 15th Nov 2023 now available

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12 Dec 2023
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Jennifer Nixon
At our last Respiratory Care Sustainability Network sharing hour, we heard from Sandra Barber about her work on a Greener Respiratory Care Quality Improvement Programme in primary care sites in…
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Reducing CO2e waste through implementing remanufactured harmonic scalpels in laparoscopic surgery and replacing disposable surgical gowns with reusable surgical gowns

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28 Nov 2023
by
Krithea Baker
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023. Team members: Laura Vale, Senior Operating Department Practitioner Krithea Baker, Recovery Nurse…
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Planet Centred Care - BMJ Podcast Series

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21 Nov 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
The BMJ has recently published a 5-episode podcast series titled Planet Centred Care, which covers a range of themes related to sustainable healthcare. These include why sustainable healthcare is…
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New article: Time to act sustainably: Why can’t we wait any longer?

Created on
11 Nov 2023
by
Patricia de Oliveira Furukawa
I share with you a recently published article with reflections on the need for health services and professionals implement sustainable actions. I hope you appreciate.
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Surgical set rationalisation

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8 Nov 2023
by
Nicole Fletcher
NHSE working with the Health Innovation North West Coast and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust have developed a reproducible process for hospitals to rationalise surgical sets, reducing carbon intensive…
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Greener clinical items

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17 Oct 2023
by
Carolyn Fleurat
In community services we are constantly disposing of scissors through delivery of treatments such as wound care and other procedures due to infection control policies. Not does this have a huge carbon…
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Metered Dose Inhaler Recycling Scheme

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2 Oct 2023
by
Nuala Hampson
Grundon recycling service have launched a nationwide collection and recycling service for metered dose inhalers. See the announcement here and details of the scheme here. At present the scheme is…
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CQC Research on Medicine Sustainability

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2 Oct 2023
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Nuala Hampson
The CQC Medicines Optimisation Team has secured funding for research to drive innovation and accelerate improvement in medicines sustainability. This project will deliver a suite of products to…
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Green Healthcare Leadership Programme - Application Deadline September 8

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30 Aug 2023
by
Rachael Ward
The Green Healthcare Leadership Programme, co-developed and delivered by the Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) and Nuffield Health, and supported by NHS England, is now accepting…
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SusQI nursing practice and education examples from the recent CSH SusQI showcase

Created on
7 Aug 2023
by
Alice Clack
Please have a look at and share the following short presentations, which give examples of the integration of sustainability into nursing education and practice. Also, please do share your work in the…