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In Sustainability in Ophthalmology the Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for leadership from the profession and the healthcare industry to develop best practice and integrate these into our…
Key learning point: Digitalisation of pathology reporting results in significant social as well as environmental and financial savings.
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis unit
Issue to be…
Created on
27 Sep 2012 •
by
Elizabeth Critchley, Renal Unit Deputy Manager, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Setting/Patient Group: Operating Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Inappropriate waste segregation and disposal - all waste from clinical areas within the operating theatre setting was disposed of…
Key learning point:
The implementation of a virtual Kidney Patient Results Review Monitoring Service for patients demonstrated significant benefits, including a reduction in patient visits to renal…
Created on
1 Jun 2011 •
by
Mel Geall, PRMS Nurse, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Setting/Patient Group: Operating Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
To reduce the environmental impact of two operating theatres, focusing on waste disposal and electricity usage.…
Key learning point:
Central Acid Delivery can reduce acid and packaging waste, saving just over 16,000 kg of CO2 annually as well as over £23,000 per year
Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…
Created on
14 Feb 2011 •
by
Andrew Owen, Chief Renal Technologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Key learning point: Recycling waste concentrate water from hospital’s renal unit offers significant water, carbon, and financial savings
Setting/Patient Group: Renal Unit, Lister Hospital
Issue…
Created on
1 Feb 2011 •
by
Robert Jones, Property Services Manager, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
The AAGBI’s Anaesthesia and the environment section of their website. The idea for this section originated from the discussion session that followed a series of seminars run by the AAGBI, and lectures…