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Remote Consultations: Do they reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Your Guide to Calculating the Answer - 2026

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8 Sep 2026
by
Matthew Sawyer
The calculator has now been updated with the latest Greenhouse Gas emission factors for 2026.This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. It provides…
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Neonates - making up milk for babies in single patient use jugs/cups

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26 Aug 2026
by
Thomas Cromarty
The neonatal milk team use doner breast milk for babies on the wards. The milk is prepared using one per person plastic jugs and plastic containers. Numbers from stores said about 100 per month - 52p…
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RCOT Sustainability Community

Created on
25 Aug 2026
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Calling all Occupational Therapists in the UK and internationally, students, apprentices and associates, if you are a member of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) you can join as many…
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Useful sustainability and climate change resources for dental teams

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13 Aug 2026
by
adele henderson
As part of our practice’s work towards sustainable healthcare, we have been looking at useful resources to help our team understand sustainability, climate change and the links with health and…
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2026 Government GHG emission factors

Created on
10 Jul 2026
by
Matthew Sawyer
The 2026 Greenhouse Gas Reporting conversion factors are available at Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2026 - GOV.UK.There are some interesting updates and changes in some of the…
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Sustainable Bamboo Baby Wipes

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29 Jun 2026
by
Thomas Cromarty
I received some communication (see below post) from a company that sells sustainable baby wipes (I have no conflict of interest with the company).Just wondering if there have been pieces of work…
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Five years of Greener NHS: improved carbon footprint assessment of the National Health Service in England

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26 Jun 2026
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Matthew Sawyer
Five years of Greener NHS: improved carbon footprint assessment of the National Health Service in England - The Lancet Planetary Health is an update on the results and and methodology used to…
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MedTech packaging and circularity

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3 Jun 2026
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Matthew Sawyer
Packaging - whether from medical products, MedTech or any where else - is only one element of a whole lifecycle of the product itself. Circularity such as packaging takeback schemes or reverse…
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Lancet MedZero tool - what is it?

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22 May 2026
by
Matthew Sawyer
The Lancet MedZero tool was launched on 20th May 2026, but what is it?It is a free, online database that provides the carbon footprint of anything and everything (*) healthcare related. It has been…