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Potable water

Created on
25 Jan 2023
by
Victoria Knott
Hi I was wondering if anyone has any experience of introducing potable water filters in their department or have done any work around the carbon saving an accepatbility of this? Also, does…
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Clinical Lab Sustainability Twitter Spaces event

Created on
15 Dec 2022
by
Sheri Scott
In November, the IBMS trialled a special edition of the regular monthly #IBMSChat, using Twitter’s new ‘Spaces’ live audio feature. ‘Twitter Spaces’ is a way for audiences to get involved in live…
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MBA Study Interview request – Drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the UK NHS

Created on
7 Dec 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
We have had a request from a student completing a dissertation as part of an MBA at Warwick University focussing on drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the NHS.…
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Updates from MyGreenLab

Created on
6 Dec 2022
by
Sheri Scott
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Colonoscopy and Penthrox

Created on
21 Nov 2022
by
Emma Evans
HI Does anyone have a Penthrox SOP/BC for colonoscopy that you could share with me? Im trying to help my network work through nitrous oxide waste and this would be super helpful. I appreciate that…
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Mapping the CO2 footprint of a Pathology Test

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21 Oct 2022
by
Andrew Turner
HI all, we have been working with some of the NHS Pathology Networks and developed a Specimen Quality and Transport Dashboard, this includes a carbon footprint section that provides a set of measures…
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of single use vs reusable duodenoscopes

Created on
26 Sep 2022
by
Robin Baddeley
A life cycle analysis study of single use vs reusable duodenoscopes has now been published in full: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35718068/ The paper focuses on the use of the endoscopes…
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Clinical version of LEAF

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16 Sep 2022
by
Martin Farley
Greetings all, I manage LEAF, which is a programme that aims to help labs become more sustainable. We've started a pilot of a version of LEAF for clinical labs, and wanted to just extend the offer…
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EFLM Green Labs Taskforce publish guidelines for Green and Sustainable Labs

Created on
6 Sep 2022
by
Sheri Scott
Dear All As a core member of the EFLM green lab taskforce,I am excited to share the publication of the first edition ofEFLM Guidelines for Green and Sustainable Laboratories. The mission…