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Orthopaedic Boots - What's the carbon footprint?

Created on
25 Oct 2022
by
Joanne Sullivan
Hi All I am looking for information on the carbon footprint of the Mediboot (see picture). In Wales we use around 22,000 of these boots a year. When treatment is complete the majority of boots…
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Mapping the CO2 footprint of a Pathology Test

Created on
21 Oct 2022
by
Andrew Turner
HI all, we have been working with some of the NHS Pathology Networks and developed a Specimen Quality and Transport Dashboard, this includes a carbon footprint section that provides a set of measures…
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Community footprints

Created on
7 Oct 2022
by
Stuart Jeffery
Hi All I am pulling together a HSDR bid to look at sustainability improvements and CO2 reductions of various car closer to homes / out of hospital / virtual ward approaches (plus a comparator with…
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Heat recovery projects

Created on
4 Oct 2022
by
Joshua Cartwright
Hi Does anyone have any experience of heat recovery projects in any context? More specifically - waste/domestic water heat recovery. I am working within the context of…
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of single use vs reusable duodenoscopes

Created on
26 Sep 2022
by
Robin Baddeley
A life cycle analysis study of single use vs reusable duodenoscopes has now been published in full: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35718068/ The paper focuses on the use of the endoscopes…
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Waste Anesthesia Gas Capture

Created on
19 Sep 2022
by
Dan McElroy
Hello, I did see a few brief discussions regarding WAG capture technology. Is anyone currently useing it with in their hospital? Is there any supporting data that you can point…
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New sustainability requirements from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Created on
8 Jul 2022
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Rosie Hillson
On July 5th the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) published new environmental sustainability requirements, comprising of a module and award, within their Practice Standards Scheme (PSS).…
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Critical Care Susnet - Sharing Hour - first one 14 July 2022

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5 Jul 2022
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Heather Baid
The Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour will be hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, British Association of Critical Care Nurses and Intensive Care Society. It is an opportunity to share…
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MSc Dissertation Survey - Awareness of climate change policy in the NHS

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14 Jun 2022
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Jake Parnian
My name is Dr Jake Parnian and I am a London-based SHO studying for an MSc in Climate Change. My dissertation project is on the awareness of climate change policy in the NHS, the perceived…