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RCOT Innovation Hub pilot and Q&A event

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17 Jan 2023
by
Pete Vesey
We have a great opportunity to share and elevate environmental sustainability innovations, ideas and projects through the RCOT Innovation Hub pilot..... Find out more information about the pilot…
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HealthcareLCA Database Launch Event 18th January 2023

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16 Jan 2023
by
Rosie Hillson
The newHealthcareLCA databaseserves as an up-to-date evidence repository, bringing together new and existing assessments into one publicly accessible location. The platform allows users to sort,…
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Reusable Tourniquets for cannulation and phlebotomy

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16 Jan 2023
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Elizabeth Fitzhugh
Hi there, Has anyone who has been trialling the reusable and cleanable tourniquets that are out there, able to share with me an IPC risk assesment that they have completed to get IPC…
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Desflurane decommissioned across England

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12 Jan 2023
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Frances Mortimer
Fantastic news today: NHS England is decommissioning desflurane which will no longer be used in NHS hospitals in England from January 2024. It is wonderful to see decisive action from the health…
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UK Green Surgery Report_invitation to submit case studies

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12 Jan 2023
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Melissa Pegg
Dear All, The UK Green Surgery Project is currently seeking case studies for developing sustainable surgical practices to inform the Green Surgery report, which is due to be published in December…
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New Hospital Programme: time for a new generation of Garden Hospitals?

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11 Jan 2023
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Vicki Brown
The government's New Hospital Programme represents a huge opportunity to transform the next generation of hospitals, with the potential to deliver buildings that go beyond meeting clinical…
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NIHR's funding opportunities for net zero innovators

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11 Jan 2023
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Sara Lemaitre
NIHR i4i: Launch of Pilot 2 of Funding at the Speed of Translation. Application closing date is 15th February 2023. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Invention for…
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New ITU being built - opportunity for Sustainability?

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6 Jan 2023
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Luke Parker
My Trust is in the process of building a new ITU, and I have been asked by the Critical Care lead to get involved with this from a Sustainability perspective. We are currently in the planning phase…
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Procedure/Treatment Room vs Operating Theatre

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4 Jan 2023
by
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
I am trying to find an article that I have read on the green benefits of using a Treatment/Procedure Room for minor LA procedures over a full blown Operating Theatre. Has anyone got any info that will…
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Launch of Green Health Routes video- a community green prescribing project

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3 Jan 2023
by
Andriele Madison
The NHS Forest's Green Health Routes project has recently launched a video showcasing community green prescribing. The project works with Oxford GP surgeries to offer participants with support for…