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Online sharing hour Weds 27th Sep 10:30-11:30am

Created on
24 Aug 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
In just over a month we will be hosting our second Respiratory Care Sustainability Network 'sharing hour'. It’s taking place via Zoom, Weds 27th Sep, 10:30-11:30am. In this session we'll hear from…
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Survey – Green operating theatres

Created on
23 Aug 2023
by
Talya Porat
Dear all, We would be grateful if you could complete this survey looking at sustainability in operating theatres. We welcome responses from anyone who works in OTs – nurses, anaesthetists, ODPs and…
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Green practice in pulmonary rehabilitation

Created on
22 Aug 2023
by
Orlagh O'Shea
Is anybody doing any work around green practice in pulmonary rehabilitation, specifically travel to and from class, practices and education around inhaler use for attendees?
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The Operating Theatres Susnet name is changing and we want to hear from you first!

Created on
16 Aug 2023
by
Rachael Ward
We would like to rename the Operating Theatres Susnet to ensure that it fully incorporates all of the staff practising across the surgical care space - remaining inclusive of ODPs, anaesthetists,…
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SusQI case study - "Improving the sustainability of the carpal tunnel release procedure”

Created on
7 Aug 2023
by
Alice Clack
Please watch and share this case study presented recently byMr Preetham Kodumuri, Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, at our recent CSH SusQI showcase event. Also,…
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Pollution, climate change and sustainable developments are the theme for the European Respiratory Society Congress 2023

Created on
30 Jul 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
The European Respiratory Society has announced that the official themes for their 2023 international congress (this year held in Milan from 9-13th September) are "Pollution, climate change and…
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Team Sustainability Charter

Created on
20 Jul 2023
by
Sandra Barber
Hi I'm keen to set up a team charter to encourage sustainability for the Health Improvement Team- NW Glasgow. To encourage buy in I feel it also has to be fun / challenge individuals as well as…
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Environmental impact of disposable e-cigarettes

Created on
8 Jul 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
It's plastic free July, so I thought I'd share some recent information published last month about a particularly awful piece of plastic pollution - disposable e-cigarettes/vapes. This statement…
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Open Consultation: Draft Green Surgery Report

Created on
3 Jul 2023
by
Catherine Floyd
Just a reminder that the deadline is this Friday 7th July to comment on The Green Surgery Project Report.The report will be an evidence-based guide and recommendations on how to mitigate the carbon…
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Ideas for future sharing hours?

Created on
2 Jul 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
Thank you to everyone who joined our first sharing hour on Wednesday. We had a great overview of sustainable respiratory care from Dr LJ Smith, followed by some thought-provoking questions and…