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Reducing CO2e waste through implementing remanufactured harmonic scalpels in laparoscopic surgery and replacing disposable surgical gowns with reusable surgical gowns

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28 Nov 2023
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Krithea Baker
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023. Team members: Laura Vale, Senior Operating Department Practitioner Krithea Baker, Recovery Nurse…
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Planet Centred Care - BMJ Podcast Series

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21 Nov 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
The BMJ has recently published a 5-episode podcast series titled Planet Centred Care, which covers a range of themes related to sustainable healthcare. These include why sustainable healthcare is…
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Opportunity for Practice Staff to take part in a brief 5-minute online survey about how their practice is (or isn’t) taking actions towards a Net Zero NHS.

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15 Nov 2023
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Raquel Nunes
Opportunity for Practice Staff in Coventry and Warwickshire ICB, Birmingham and Solihull ICB, and South Yorkshire ICB to take part in a brief 5-minute online survey about how their practice is…
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New article: Time to act sustainably: Why can’t we wait any longer?

Created on
11 Nov 2023
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Patricia de Oliveira Furukawa
I share with you a recently published article with reflections on the need for health services and professionals implement sustainable actions. I hope you appreciate.
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Surgical set rationalisation

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8 Nov 2023
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Nicole Fletcher
NHSE working with the Health Innovation North West Coast and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust have developed a reproducible process for hospitals to rationalise surgical sets, reducing carbon intensive…
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Greener clinical items

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17 Oct 2023
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Carolyn Fleurat
In community services we are constantly disposing of scissors through delivery of treatments such as wound care and other procedures due to infection control policies. Not does this have a huge carbon…
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Greener Allied Health Professions: Delivering high quality, low carbon care in the right place at the right time, with the right skills

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13 Oct 2023
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Jessie Frost
In celebration of AHPs day 2023, do check out this NHS England blog where we've highlighted the pivotal role AHPs are playing in the green agenda, with signposting to just a handful of the great case…
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Metered Dose Inhaler Recycling Scheme

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2 Oct 2023
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Nuala Hampson
Grundon recycling service have launched a nationwide collection and recycling service for metered dose inhalers. See the announcement here and details of the scheme here. At present the scheme is…
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CQC Research on Medicine Sustainability

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2 Oct 2023
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Nuala Hampson
The CQC Medicines Optimisation Team has secured funding for research to drive innovation and accelerate improvement in medicines sustainability. This project will deliver a suite of products to…
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HCPC's new published sustainability statement

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2 Oct 2023
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Ka Yan Hess
Hello everyone Just see HCPC has published their own sustainability statement after their consultation earlier this year. See it on their website. An encouraging step and we shall all keep a…