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Key learning point: Digitalisation of pathology reporting results in significant social as well as environmental and financial savings.
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis unit patient…
Published date
March 2012
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by
Ian Stott, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.
The theme of this first report in the Nordic Know-How series is nitrous oxide destruction. Nitrous oxide substantially contributes to the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. This report…
Pharmacists for Greener Healthcare are hosting two online workshops on 27 November and 19 December. Don’t miss this chance to connect with fellow members and learn from leading experts about…
Intensive Care Medicine is the journal of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, which has a My Green ICU collection of articles related to improving the environmental sustainability of…
This patient- and clinician-facing website gives guidance on choosing inhalers with lower environmental impact - something which is now included in the BTS asthma guidelines.
Section 8.6 of the newBTS/SIGN Guideline for the management of asthma highlights the environmental impactof metered dose inhalers (pMDI) and recommends that inhalers with low global-warming potential…
Are you confident in teaching patients how to use their inhalers? The first step in improving environmentalsustainability of inhaler use is to ensure that people use the correct technique to get the…
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location:Andrea Wnuk, Kate Meffen - British Columbia/Canada
Issue:Clinical service delivery within the…
