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Single use sterilisation wrap versus reusable containers

Created on
21 Jan 2025
by
Susan Peirce
I'm supervising a 3rdyear Medical Engineering student who's conducting a project looking at the waste and sustainability aspects of moving from blue sterilisation tray wrap to enclosed…
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Storage for reusable equipment

Created on
10 Jan 2025
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all,I'm trying to introduce some reusable theatre items - drapes etc. But lack of storage space is making this impossible (PFI hospital with not enough storage in theatres generally, no scope to…
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Greener Palliative Care Award- 13th Jan deadline to express interest

Created on
6 Jan 2025
by
Kate Crossland
Dear Palliative Care Sustainability Network members,We've had a fantastic level of interest in being one of the 10 pilot sites for the Greener Palliative Care Award! There's just one week left for…
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Robotic Surgery

Created on
31 Dec 2024
by
Amy Manning
I would like to hear from anyone in surgery looking at the disposability in robotic surgery? I am a gynaecology trainee and I am aware of the huge carbon footprint associated with robotic hysterectomy…
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Environmental sustainability in dermatological surgery

Created on
22 Dec 2024
by
William Hunt
Hey everyone and happy festive time! In the dermatology network we have highlighted two excellent open access reviews on approaches to improve environmental sustainability in dermatological…
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Information Needed! Re: Surgical Outpatient Practices Vs Theatre Practices for Outpatient Procedures

Created on
18 Dec 2024
by
Tuesday Bickley
At UHBW many of the procedures carried out in Gynae outpatients are done without creating a sterile field. However, when the same procedures are carried out in theatre a sterile field is…
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Greener Palliative Care Award: launch this month!

Created on
5 Nov 2024
by
Kate Crossland
You may have thought we've been a bit quiet here at the Palliative Care Sustainability Network. In fact we've been hard at work on our Greener Palliative Care Award scheme. We'll be launching…
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Call for Abstracts! Research in Greener Surgery Conference

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26 Sep 2024
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The University of Birmingham is calling for abstract submissions for poster presentations for its Research for Greener Surgery Conference 2024 on Tuesday 17 December 2024, held on campus. The…
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Greener Palliative Care Award: Survey

Created on
28 Aug 2024
by
Kate Crossland
The Palliative Care Sustainability Network are very pleased to announce we are launching our Greener Palliative Care Award scheme in November. This work has been developed over the last year by our…
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Recording of latest Women's Health sustainability event: Sustainability in NHS procurement and resource us - solutions and dilemmas

Created on
12 Jul 2024
by
Alice Clack
Please watch and share this recording of the latest Women's Health Sustainability network event. Please note I will re-share once fully edited and uploaded to you-tube but for now the recording can be…