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Green Nursing Challenge

Created on
23 Jan 2025
by
Angela Hayes
CSH are launching The Green Nursing Challenge - a leadership and engagement programme to support nurses to lead on sustainable healthcare initiatives, and transform nursing care by cutting carbon,…
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Blog post: Net Zero Healthcare: Rethinking Infection Control for Sustainability

Created on
13 Jan 2025
by
Jennifer Collins
Thought I would share this blog post interview I undertook with Graham Pike and Dr Mahmood Bhutta to hear their views on 'Net Zero Healthcare' and the implications for the IPC community:…
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Fans in Heatwaves on wards

Created on
10 Jan 2025
by
Minna Eii
Came across this article whilst writing a document where some lines below blew my mind...Heatwaves, hospitals and health system resilience in England: a qualitative assessment of frontline…
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Sustainable enteral/parenteral nutrition

Created on
26 Nov 2024
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Does anyone have data/examples on the environmental impact of enteral/parenteral nutrition? I am interested in plastic use, any reusable equipment, recycling of plastic bottles, advantages of making…
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SusIPC - developing resources to guide positive interventions

Created on
20 Nov 2024
by
Sarah Walpole
Following on from the FIS practical workshop on 20th November, we invite you to collaborate on development of resources for SusIPC interventions. Canva resource links to follow...
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Improvements

Created on
8 Nov 2024
by
Stephanie Wallace
Hi all, we are currently in the process of decreasing our plastics use and I'm looking for assistance. It has been discussed as to why we are not using tap water for irrigation and flushing instead of…
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Gloves SusQI

Created on
21 Oct 2024
by
Sarah Walpole
Poster resources from RCN to encourage sustainable glove use https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved/Campaign-with-us/Glove-awareness/resources
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Usage of single-use endoscope valves

Created on
15 Mar 2024
by
Michael Perrot
What is your opinion on the use of disposable endoscope valves? We cannot recognise any advantage here - apart from the 'saved' reprocessing. Are there any scientific studies on this? Of course, the…
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Green Endoscopy Advice

Created on
22 Feb 2024
by
Louisa Thomson
I am an Improvement Practitioner working at the RUH, Bath. Today, we held our relaunch of the Green Endoscopy Group. Lots of ideas, but we are focussing on some 'quick' wins to be begin with and would…
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Call for green endoscopy case studies

Created on
2 Oct 2023
by
Ayoma Ratnappuli
Dear Network Members, We at CSH are working with e-learning for health to create a Green Endoscopy module. We are looking for case studies of green endoscopy in practice which we could shine a…