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A team from Spain have published a method to establish the material composition of commonly used endoscopic accessories and then used life cycle assessment methodology to quantify the carbon footprint…
Published date
April 2023
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López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al
This project was completed as part of the Northamptonshire 2022 Green Team Competition
Read our sustainability project on the positive impact reducing the administration of unnecessary doses of…
Published date
March 2023
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Leeanne Hardy: Senior Sister, Quality Service and Improvement, Critical Care
This case study was completed as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Green Team Competition from October to December 2022 by the Endoscopy Team.
Team Members:
Sarah Owens,…
This case study was completed as part of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucester Managed Services Green Team Competition from September 2022 to January 2023.
Team…
Published date
February 2023
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Dr Luke Materacki, Consultant gastroenterologist and Lucy Breach, Endoscopy sister
This case study was completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023 by the Endoscopy Team.
Team Members:Sr Emilia Wronska,…
Building designs for NICU - including ecological sustainability and green spaces, plant, outdoor areas and views of nature for reduced stress levels for staff and patients.
Published date
May 2021
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Stephen Verderber, Seth Gray, Shivathmikha SureshKumar, Damian Kercz, and Christopher Parshuram,
Open access article
Abstract: GI endoscopy is highly resource-intensive with a significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation. Sustainable endoscopy in the context…
SusQI project completed as part of TheChristie Green Team Competitionfrom September to December 2022.
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
Surgical list delays and…
This article aims for readers to be able to:
Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts.
Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…
This is a new editorial announcing a new series to come in the Intensive Care Medicinejournal and contains a useful infographic about improving environmental sustainability in…