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Before/after intervention study to determine impact on life-cycle carbon footprint of converting from single-use to reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts

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22 Oct 2021
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Jacqueline Cutting
Carbon footprint of single-use &reusable sharps This open access BMJ article investigates the carbon footprint of converting fromsingle-useto reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts. The…
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mhTV episode on Nursing and Sustainability

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17 Sep 2021
by
Siobhan Parslow-Williams
If you missed it, you can now watch thisepisode on Sustainabilty in Healthcare on mhTV; featuring Heather Baid, Anna Fuhrmann and myself withNicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin Garrity. Its also…
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CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

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13 Sep 2021
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Heather Baid
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report: CFMS HEART: National Report on Planetary Health Education…
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Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

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8 Sep 2021
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Heather Baid
The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and…
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Sustainable healthcare in forensic services

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1 Sep 2021
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Kate Townsend
Hi - just wondering if anyone has done some good practice within sustainable healthcare in forensic services? We are currently putting together a newsletter for our Forensic Quality Network group on…
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Oxygen waste

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27 Jul 2021
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Heather Baid
Here’s a very short but useful article about oxygen waste from turning the flow all the way up to the top (past 15 l/min) which is commonly done: Arora, N. et al. 2021. Delivery of oxygen by…
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Sustainable Auditing and Research

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7 Jul 2021
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Kate Townsend
Hi there, I have been asked to advise my department on how to make the Audit and Research projects more sustainable. Just wondering if anyone can share anything in this area? (apart from the obvious…
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BACCN position statement on environmental sustainability

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1 Jul 2021
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Heather Baid
The British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) have released a position statement on environmental sustainability, recognising that the climate emergency is a health…
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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

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25 Jun 2021
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Jennifer Strong
Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for them to promote in the coming months on the run up…
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GREEN-ICU study seeking volunteers for survey and online interviews

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22 Jun 2021
by
Heather Baid
The GREEN-ICU research study is seeking views on environmental sustainability from people working in intensive care. This includes anyone connected to intensive care through clinical practice,…