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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

Created on
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

Created on
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 -…
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A warm welcome to Clinical Labs Susnet!

Created on
8 Jun 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Thankyou for joining Clinical Labs Susnet! We hope this will be a useful space for you to connect with other professionals who are working to embed environmental sustainability into pathology and…
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Next online meeting- Mon 13th 1230pm

Created on
7 Jun 2022
by
Kate Crossland
Dear Palliative Care colleagues, Our next Palliative Care Sustainability Network meeting is on Monday 13th June, 1230pm on teams. All are welcome- we'll be discussing our next steps, how to share…
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Syringe driver batteries

Created on
3 May 2022
by
Nicola Bevins
Dear all, Batteries in many syringe drivers are changed daily and will undoubtedly still have a lot of life left in them. I know in our institution we try to put them in the battery recycling bin…
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Earth Day resources

Created on
19 Apr 2022
by
Kate Crossland
Dear all, Earth Day is this Friday. Your workplace may have something planned, but if not why not start something? You could share your story of environmental action with your colleagues- What…