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Project completed as part of the 2024 Coventry and Warwickshire NHS ICS Green Team Competition.Team members:· Anneka Moore, Housekeeper· Samantha Jones, Domestic AssistantSetting / patient group:…

Upholstery2U repair and re-upholster worn equipment which would otherwise be thrown away saving money and waste. They work in many NHS Trusts across the UK through local hubs to reupholster quickly…

Project completed as part of the National Green Maternity Challenge 2024-25 by the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT (NNUHFT) team.Reducing the impact of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy -…

Project completed as part of the National Green Maternity Challenge 2024-25 by the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustImproving perinatal pelvic health outcomes by increasing uptake of…

Project completed as part of the National 2024-25 Green Maternity Challenge by the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust team.Team members:· Zoe Daggatt-Powrie, Clinical Sustainability Fellow·…

Susnet Occupational Therapy MeetingAt this meeting Jackie Gordon presented different ways to get started in Sustainability in clinical practice; giving tips on quick wins, starting projects, finding…

*UPDATED FOR 2024*The calculator has now been updated with the latest GHG emission factors for 2024.This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in…

Hospital services and care pathways have a large climate impact. Quantifying the carbon footprint and identifying hotspots enables targeted and prioritized mitigation efforts. Even for similar…

Food and catering account for 6% of the NHS carbon footprint, so increasing sustainability of food in healthcare settings is a priority. The work described in this paper targeted reduction of beef…

The article proposes some ways in which carbon footprints can be used to inform strategy for sustainable healthcare and highlights areas to apply caution.