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Any research comparing the carbon footprint of tablet and liquid medication?

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6 Dec 2021
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Rosie Hillson
Hi All, Does anyone know of any research/studies that have looked at how the carbon footprint of tablet medication compares with the carbon footprint of liquid medication? Many…
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Covid Working and Sustainability

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3 Dec 2021
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Iona Sinclair
When I think of ‘Covid’ and ‘sustainability’, I immediately think ‘PPE’. Every orange bag that gets filled with single-use aprons, visors, gloves, gowns and masks (not to mention the plastic wrapping…
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RCPCH event - feedback

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3 Dec 2021
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Clare Webster
Keen to hear from members who attended the recent RCPCH event -The impact of climate change on child health at home and abroad: COP26 and beyond If you would share your learning here that would be…
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Welcome to Podiatry Susnet!

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1 Dec 2021
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Wendy Briggs
Hello, thank you for visiting Podiatry Susnet This is a new network. We hope that it will develop into an exciting network of clinicians, researchers, educators and students who are interested in…
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Hello from Scotland!!

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30 Nov 2021
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Ian Mackenzie
Hello, I would like to introduce myself and reach out to see how many other members are here from north of the border? As the Greenspace and Health Programme Manager for NHS Lothian I have been…
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Survey: current environmental action in Palliative Care

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29 Nov 2021
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Kate Crossland
Trying to be greener at work in palliative care? Let us know! Survey here: https://forms.gle/VnKRH8mCHw66giae9 We can share practice and use this to help other palliative care teams. Tell us…
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Sustainability research

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26 Nov 2021
by
Clare Webster
Really keen to hear about the sustainability research within paediatrics going on out there. Where does PPE have a key role in infection control and where does handwashing suffice? How does the…
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some examples of sustainable initiatives

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25 Nov 2021
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Kate Crossland
Hi all! Starting us off with some examples of sustainability in action. Here's a recent news story from a…
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£25,000 prize in kidney care competition: opportunity for a low carbon initiative?

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25 Nov 2021
by
Catherine Floyd
Anyone out there with a good idea for reducing the carbon footprint of an element of your kidney care service? The Kidney MedTech Competition offers six prizes, worth £30,000, to accelerate research…
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The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

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25 Nov 2021
by
Rosie Hillson
'A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and are not…