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Aims: Clinical laboratories play a vital role in healthcare, yet their operations contribute to resource consumption, waste generation, and greenhouse gas emissions. The need for sustainable practices…

Open access article looking at the patient, hospital and environmental cost of unnecessary bloodwork in general surgery inpatients at Vancouver General Hospital. The article estimates the carbon…

SusQI project completed as part of Gloucestershire Hospital NHS FT Green Team Competition 2022 by the Haematology team. Team members: Gary Parfitt (Associate Practitioner) Lucy Campbell…

It has become apparent that the climate crisis is reaching critical levels and Governments and key organisations are recognising the need for change. A review of current literature reveals very little…

Read our co-authored paper on the Imperative for reducing the environmental impact of clinical laboratories. Abstract:Clinical laboratories are significant contributors to the environmental burden…

Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022. Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over…

Key learning point Careful consideration of all blood ordering requests and order sets in line with the concept of ‘resource stewardship’ helps improve value of care through reducing…

Sharing in case useful. UCL have put together a green lab consumables guide with actions following the 5'Rs waste management principles. Link to guide:green_lab_consumables_guide_2021_update.pdf…

This Highly Commended SusQI project was completed as part of theLeedsGreen Ward Competition10th January - 25th March 2022 by the Renal Transplant Team. Team Members: Natalie Bird -…

Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: To eliminate the second group and save (G&S) blood test in the…