The Severn Foundation School Presentation was held in Bristol face to face last week for the first time since the Covid Pandemic hit. It was great to see hundreds of foundation level doctors attend to…
The Royal College of Surgeons of England have published a Sustainability in the Operating Theatre Good Practice Guide which has practical recommendations on ways in which we can reduce the impact of…
Fantastic news today: NHS England is decommissioning desflurane which will no longer be used in NHS hospitals in England from January 2024.
It is wonderful to see decisive action from the health…
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The UK Green Surgery Project is currently seeking case studies for developing sustainable surgical practices to inform the Green Surgery report, which is due to be published in December…
I am trying to find an article that I have read on the green benefits of using a Treatment/Procedure Room for minor LA procedures over a full blown Operating Theatre. Has anyone got any info that will…
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.…
Please do have a look and share the following webinar recordings which were filmed as part of the 'Maternity Matters' webinar series last week. It includes a short presentation by myself, and Jo…
The importance of being aware of the limited resources of the planet, protecting our ecological systems and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, may seem disconnected from everyday midwifery practice.…
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We are in process of decomissioning our N2O manifolds and switching to canisters. My colleague Dr Dolphin has been looking into the details of this and we have a question in regard to the…
TheQuality Improvement for Our Patients, People and Planet Week hapenned from October 31 toNovember 4.Seven NHS Trusts across the UK have gathered together to share stories of improvement with the…