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HQIP sustainability hero award

Created on
27 Mar 2024
by
Emma Vittery
As part of HQIPs clinical audit hero awards which are now open, there is a sustainability section for all audit/ improvement work with a sustainability focus. Deadline is 5th May with full details in…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

Created on
25 Mar 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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Emission factors for ink?

Created on
7 Mar 2024
by
Emma Vittery
Hello, I'm looking at some paper savings and sorry if I've missed this somewhere - but can anyone point me to where I can find emission factors for ink i.e. printer? Thanks :)
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March Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare Course

Created on
29 Feb 2024
by
Rosie Hillson
Spaces left on our March Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare course! This is a carbon literacy course for health professionals, quality improvement leads, healthcare administrators, sustainability…
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buccal midazolam prescribing

Created on
21 Feb 2024
by
Fraser Scott
2 prongs to this idea 1. reduce prescritions for new patients who don't need it 2. review existing patients who have buccal midazolam: do they still need it; or could it be swapped to epistatus…
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E-Cargo Bikes

Created on
20 Feb 2024
by
Rachel Cottam
Good afternoon, anyone out there using e-Cargo bikes for pharmacy or lab sample transfer? Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is spread across multiple sites and we are looking at less carbon intensive…
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Anybody out there?

Created on
13 Feb 2024
by
Dan McElroy
Are Healthcare Systems in Europe looking at emissions related to processing regulated waste? Are volumes of medical waste and sharps a problem or a challenge as it is related to space in…
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Landfills and Medical Waste

Created on
11 Feb 2024
by
Dan McElroy
Is the cost of treating and disposing infectious waste a challenge in the UK? Is it processed at the hospital or picked up by a 3rd party and processed?
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Air pollution and asthma: Sadiq Khan apology to mother of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

Created on
2 Feb 2024
by
Emma Vittery
Ella, who died on February 15, 2013, from a fatal asthma attack, was the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate. At an event at City…
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Clean Air & Active Travel

Created on
28 Jan 2024
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Anyone wishing to hear the talk/see the video about sustainable travel and air quality please see in…