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“Finding money for green initiatives is always difficult, It would be wonderful if the Unit would re-invest some of its cost savings into more carbon reductions, for example to…
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15 May 2023 •
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Simeon Edwards, Renal Unit Manager, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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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…
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18 Oct 2022 •
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Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
A short video introducing the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare'swork in supporting clinical specialties to improve sustainability. This video focuses on initiatives in kidney care, where the approach…
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By redirecting clean reject water to the boiler house for steam production, the hospital achieves significant water savings, reduced sewerage costs, and greenhouse gas…
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1 Jul 2013 •
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Daniel Speakman, Staff Nurse, University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
The priority learning outcomes for environmental sustainability in medical education were developed in response to a request from the General Medical Council and refined through a two-stage national…
The continued use of metered-dose inhalers in respiratory care will have a potentially catastrophic effect on global warming if production is not controlled, largely because these inhalers use potent…
This document has a set of case studies from UK medical schools that have been trying out ways of teaching medical students about the links between climate, sustainability and health. Most of the ones…
Table of Actions for a Sustainable Respiratory Inhalers Programme - first created in consultation with Sustainable Respiratory Care Advisory Group in February 2013. This table can be updated as…