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Hospital services and care pathways have a large climate impact. Quantifying the carbon footprint and identifying hotspots enables targeted and prioritized mitigation efforts. Even for similar…
Project completed as part of the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition 2024-25.Team members:Jasmine Lowdon (Band 6 IPC nurse, Project Co-ordinator/Project lead)Holly Slyne…
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May 2025
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Jasmine Lowdon (Band 6 IPC nurse), Holly Slyne (Associate Director of Infection Prevention & Control), Mary Reynolds (Project Admin Support) and Athira Sreelatha (HCA)
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In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST)1are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the…
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August 2024
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R Rodger, A Robertson, E Thompson, K Downie, S Thompson, G Ray, L Chisholm, R Hillson
This report outlines the current practice and use of blood pressure cuffs at University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and quantifies potential impacts of transitioning more fully to use of…
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May 2025
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A. Walters, S Hill, Clinical Procurement Specialists, M Still, Senior Matron IPC, N Gibbard, Matron
Project completed as part of the National 2024-25 Green Maternity Challenge by the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust team.Team members:· Zoe Daggatt-Powrie, Clinical Sustainability Fellow·…
This study measured the total quantity and composition of waste generated in a large, New York City (NYC) hospital kitchen over a one-day period to assess the impact of potential waste diversion…
Project completed as part of the National Green Maternity Challenge 2024-25 by the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT (NNUHFT) team.Reducing the impact of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy -…
Open access article looking at the patient, hospital and environmental cost of unnecessary bloodwork in general surgery inpatients at Vancouver General Hospital.
The article estimates the carbon…
Study comparing an acute care unit with an intensive care unit in the US:
"An acute care unit generates 5.5kg of solid waste and 45kg CO2-e per hospitalization day. The ICU generates 7.1kg of solid…
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December 2021
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Prasad, P. A., Joshi, D., Lighter, J., Agins, J., Allen, R., Collins, M., Pena, F., Velletri, J., & Thiel, C.
*UPDATED FOR 2024*The calculator has now been updated with the latest GHG emission factors for 2024.This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in…
