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Thanks toNick Gulliver for highlighting this useful review article in Radiology. Itincludes some specific actions to address climate change in radiology departmentsClimate Change and Radiology:…
Created on
2 May 2023 •
by
Maura Brown, MD • Julia Hyde Schoen, MD, MS • Jonathan Gross, MD • Reed A. Omary, MD, MS • Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH
Summary
Background and objectivesHemodialysis resource use—especially water and power, smarter processing and reuse of postdialysis waste, and improved ecosensitive building design, insulation, and…
Key learning point:
Switching to the 44 to 1 concentration cans is a relatively easy process at negligible cost and may be a simpler method of reducing concentrate solution storage without…
Created on
18 Oct 2022 •
by
Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
This collection of papers from theBritish Dental Journalexplores how dentistry canbe carried out more sustainably and covers topicsincluding procurement, climate change, waste disposal, energy use and…
RCNresourcesto use in your workplace to raise awareness of appropriate glove use - these include a poster, a leaflet and a selfie board. The resources can be used in any way that fits in with your…
Project completed as part of the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
5% of the carbon footprint of acute…
Created on
13 Apr 2019 •
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Swarbrick C, Valentine P, Martin F, Ford P and Martin A.
SusQI project eliminating duplicate GP letters delivered as part of The 2019 Barts Health NHS Trust Green Ward Competition. This project was the competition winner.
Project Aims: To stop sending…
One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!).
This study does not focus on environmental sustainability, but does look at reducing…