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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.…
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Ethyl Chloride Spray in Paediatrics

Created on
3 Nov 2022
by
Emily Parker
Hi there, I am working with some doctors who want to do a project on reducing the use of ethyl chloride spray for venepuncture/cannulation analgesia in paediatrics. Has anyone done any work on this…
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PPE expiry dates and waste

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21 Oct 2022
by
Iona Sinclair
Hi everyone, I was recently alerted (as the office eco warrior) by our Infection Prevention and Control Lead that a bunch of our unused single-use PPE items (mainly visors) had gone 'out of date'.…
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Inhaler returns

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17 Oct 2022
by
Emily Parker
Hi everyone, I'm working in paediatrics in Newcastle and looking into inhaler carbon footprints, amongst other things. I've been trying to find out about hospital / community inhaler return schemes…
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SLT susnet Networking event!

Created on
16 Oct 2022
by
Rachel McLean
Exciting news! We’re hosting our second networking event onTuesday 6th December,7-8pm BST. We’d love to meet with anyone working in SLT (anywhere in the world!) who has an interest in…
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BCHC Paediatric SLT sustainability project - help needed for more sustainable PPE/equipment & reducing plastics!

Created on
10 Oct 2022
by
Rebecca Joseph
Hi everyone We are a small group from Birmingham Community Healthcare Paediatric SLT team who have started a project to look at simple steps in making SLT care sustainable and more in line with the…
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RCPCH comes top on the Climate Change and Health score card

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8 Sep 2022
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The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has come top of a report which aims to establish what progress has been made by UK health organizations in regards to climate change action. 8 UK…
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Sustainable Paediatrics in Practice: What do we already know?

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8 Sep 2022
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Other SusPaeds members maybe interested in this article we wrotereviewing practical ways to encourage environmentally sustainable paediatric care. Im sure Sustainable Paediatric Network members…
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UKKA sustainable kidney care scholars' programme - funded places still available

Created on
25 Aug 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
Do you want to develop a new project idea for your unit which would improve both patient care and environmental sustainability? Funding has now been secured for on-line training and…
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SLTs, social prescribing and sustainability

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18 Jul 2022
by
Sivan Coleman
I attended an exciting AHP Sustainability Networking event last week that got me thinking about a lot of things but in particular social prescribing. Social prescribing can be considered…