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This report presents a Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluation of the ‘Making Well:
Health & Healing through Green Craft' programme.
Developed and delivered by The Fathom Trust as part of a…
Created on
21 Dec 2023 •
by
Whiteley, Holly; Lynch, Mary; Hartfiel, Ned; Beharrell, William ; Cuthbert, Andrew ; Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor
A collection of case studies to celebrate the first year of Greener Primary Care Wales. Case studies include examples from GP, dental practice, community pharmacies and eye care. Lots of useful…
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), is it an essential medicine?
An overview of the medical application areas of SF6. Is it really needed when there are low or zero global warming potential alternatives.
The need for higher manufacturing sustainability is the lesser-known side of the manufacturing process and its associated pollution.
All production batches contain items that cannot be used due to…
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Team Competition.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Approximately 23% of carbon emissions from surgery are due…
Traditional period products are mostly plastic and in our life-time we will use thousands, producing waste which ends up in landfill. By introducing period pants to young people in hospital we support…
To introduce a timely process in the provision of elbow crutches to community patients. Reducing waste and protecting and managing resources efficiently (greener AHP).
A project I did back in 2019/2020 looking at staff attitudes to sustainability at University Hospital Southampton.
Over 1,100 responses.
Mix of scale answer questions with some free text options…
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