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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.

Created on
15 Nov 2023
by
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
by
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

Created on
8 Nov 2023
by
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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Carbon footprint for walking aids

Created on
2 Nov 2023
by
Rachel Cottam
I am looking at the process for recycling walking aids. Has anyone completed a carbon footprint for these?
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Carbon footprint palliative care - hospice/hospital/home

Created on
26 Oct 2023
by
Katherine Taylor
Has anyone come across evidence of the carbon footprint of end of life care please, especially comparing hospice to hospital and home-based care? I have found a paper on a UK hospice carbon footprint…
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Greener clinical items

Created on
17 Oct 2023
by
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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Metered Dose Inhaler Recycling Scheme

Created on
2 Oct 2023
by
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

Created on
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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Feedback required - carbon footprinting network

Created on
14 Sep 2023
by
Rosie Hillson
Hi everyone, We'd love to get your feedback on our carbon footprinting network and how we can improve it to make it more useful and engaging! If you've got 2 minutes to spare, we'd be really…
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Carbon-Aware Medical Appointment (CAMA) tool: Early-stage concept testing.

Created on
12 Sep 2023
by
M Hoz
We invite you to participate in the concept testing of our CAMA tool, a collaborative effort between Thrive by Design and LYPFT. This interactive mock-up serves as a simplified version designed for…