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Wins and/or current projects?

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23 Oct 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Following some great discussions about sustainability in radiotherapy at the RCR study day, it would be great to get some more chat on here about wins so far and current sustainability projects in…
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The Role of Environmental Protection Agencies in Cancer Control

Created on
16 Oct 2026
by
Seamus O'Reilly
The first EPA was set up by President Richard Nixon in response to growing concerns about air and water quality in the United States - an issue first highlighted by the scientist and breast cancer…
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Opinion piece in Lancet Oncology

Created on
2 Oct 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all, for anyone interested in policy, sharing this piece about sustainability in the NHS Cancer Plan that a collaborator and I had published recently in the Lancet Oncology:…
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UHSussex Revised Gloves Off Infographic

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29 Sep 2026
by
Martin Still
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has revised their original 'Gloves Off' infographic.There is now a section that says gloves are not needed when caring for patients with respiratory…
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Gloves off, reduction campaign relaunch October 2026

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23 Sep 2026
by
Martin Still
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust are relaunching a gloves off reduction campaign in response to a change in policy. That being, removal of gloves and aprons for the respiratory…
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Removing gloves and aprons from respiratory precautions PPE ensemble

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23 Sep 2026
by
Martin Still
University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust recently ratified an updated Standard/ Transmission based precautions policy. Key changes included tighter definitions of when gloves must be worn and the…
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Introducing the BTS Sustainability Toolkit - Apologies

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16 Sep 2026
by
Jennifer Nixon
Apologies to all those who tried to join today's sharing session on the BTS Sustainability Toolkit. An unexpected IT issue seems to have resulted in attendees being unable to join from the eventbrite…
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Under the radar sustainability at ESMO 2025

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8 Sep 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all, I just wanted to highlight a recent paper (link below) reviewing all ~2,900 abstracts from ESMO 2025 and asking a question: which trials, chosen purely for clinical reasons, would also cut…
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UK infection societies' position statement on glove use in health and social care

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3 Sep 2026
by
Minna Eii
UK infection societies' position statement on glove use in health and social care now published -https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226001780?via%3DihubIt would be good to…
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Green Radiotherapy Framework webinar

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27 Aug 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all, just sharing this link to a Webinar being held about the UK Radiotherapy Board's Green Radiotherapy Framework, 1pm on Tuesday 29th Sept:…