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Case study: General

Reducing Single Use Bathing and Toileting Equipment

An article for OT News: trying to promote recycling of bathing and toileting equipment in an NHS Trust

25 Sep 2023

Lucy Swift

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Sustainability in Hand Therapy

Linda Cornish(Clinical Specialist Hand Therapist, MCSP) andSarah Bradley(Consultant Hand Therapist MSc, DipCOT, RCOT member) wrote for OTnews Sept edition ahead of the British Association of Hand…

29 Sep 2023

Cornish, L. and Bradley, S.

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Increasing the number of inhalers collected from inpatient hospital wards for recycling at Charing Cross Hospital

A QI project investigating the practicalities of collecting used inhalers returned from wards

24 Mar 2024

Carol-Estelle Beecham

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An service evaluation on investigating the sustainable and effective use of inhalers

This service evaluation prospectively evaluated whether patients admitted to the admissions ward for acute respiratory conditions were assessed for DPI suitability and switched to MDIs if appropriate.

28 Jan 2024

Lewis Barnard

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Improving recycling in the inpatient pharmacy dispensary at Hammersmith Hospital

A QI project to explore potential ways to improve recycling of waste in a busy hospital dispensary

28 Jan 2024

Chra Aziz

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Reducing the number of unnecessary couriers booked to transport medications between hospital sites during weekends within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

A QI project that aimed to reduce the numbers of couriers transporting medicines between the hospitals of the trust on weekends

28 Jan 2024

Coralie Leighton