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Competition- can you write about sustainable healthcare?

Created on
22 Sep 2022
by
Kate Crossland
The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) have annouced a writing competition, with the theme 'hope'. Entries are only 800 words long, and you don't have to be an APM member to…
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Clinical version of LEAF

Created on
16 Sep 2022
by
Martin Farley
Greetings all, I manage LEAF, which is a programme that aims to help labs become more sustainable. We've started a pilot of a version of LEAF for clinical labs, and wanted to just extend the offer…
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Nomination for Nursing Times award for Climate Work

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8 Sep 2022
by
Kate Crossland
We are delighted to share that a key member of our network, Angela Hayes, has been short-listed for a Nursing Times Award. The category of the award is 'best social responsibility programme'. This…
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EFLM Green Labs Taskforce publish guidelines for Green and Sustainable Labs

Created on
6 Sep 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Dear All As a core member of the EFLM green lab taskforce,I am excited to share the publication of the first edition ofEFLM Guidelines for Green and Sustainable Laboratories. The mission…
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Greener Palliative Care event- nearly sold out!

Created on
9 Aug 2022
by
Kate Crossland
We've had an amazing amount of interest in our first Sustainability in Palliative Care event in November. We've kept places at 50 so we can have an interactive session. We are now keeping a waiting…
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Glucose lab sample carbon footprint estimation

Created on
5 Jul 2022
by
Eleanor Murray
I have seen paper that has analysed the carbon footprint of U&E, FBC, coag, and ABG. However, I am aware that energy source in Australia where the study was based is very different to Scotland and…
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Useful websites and organisations

Created on
25 Jun 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Early this year,The Biologist published an article on lab sustainability - this article features four focussed projects for improving sustainable laboratory practice. Below I would like to share with…
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5 steps to Greener Palliative Care

Created on
13 Jun 2022
by
Kate Crossland
We've been working on how to share our experiences of moving towards more sustainable palliative care. Try out our step-by-step guide (attached) and let us know how you get on!
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Free journal club 15 June: Minimizing carbon and financial costs of steam sterilization and packaging of reusable surgical instruments

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10 Jun 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
The next paper to be discussed at the Planetary Healthcare Journal Club is Chantalle Rizan'srecent“Minimizing carbon and financial costs of steam sterilization and packaging of reusable surgical…
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Laboratory sustainability in healthcare - Looking ahead

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9 Jun 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Welcome! This second post on our new network is really about sharing with you current work and the exciting times ahead. New guidance from UK Gov has been released for health professionals -…