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A series of webinars is being held to support transplant centres in reviewing and rationalising the theatre tray instruments.Resources will be posted here after each of the webinars.
The Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare programme has a new sustainable endoscopy module. These eLearning sessions are designed to support staff in improving their knowledge and understanding of…
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August 2025
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Mortimer, F., Barna, S., Ratnapulli, A., Stanford, V., Winkley, E, Fennell-Wells, A., Blackmore, A., Williams, D, Gibbons, S. & Bradshaw, K
Case study on the impact of Revolution-ZERO, who aim to displace single use medical textiles by designing and delivering reusable, compliant, and traceable solutions that reduce waste, lower…
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The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition.
Team members
· Sue Broughall - Endoscopy Compliance manager
· Theresa Passmore -…
Published date
March 2024
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Sue Broughall - Endoscopy Compliance manager, Theresa Passmore - Endoscopy Manager, Patricia Ojo - Endoscopy Junior Sister
SusQI project completed as part of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) and Centre for Sustainable HealthcareIntensive Sustainable Innovation Group Scholar Programme.
Team…
A French group have conducted a carbon footprint of a small, specialised ambulatory endoscopy unit in Strasbourg, France.
They estimate eachendoscopy procedure generates 28kg CO2e, with patient and…
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May 2023
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Joel Lacroute, Juliette MARCANTONI, Stephane PETITOT, Julien WEBER, Patrick LEVY, Bastien DIRRENBERGER, Irina Tchoumak, Mat- hilde BARON, Stéphanie GIBERT, Sandrine MARGUERITE, Anne DERLON, Olivier Gronier, Jerome Huppertz.
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…
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April 2023
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López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al
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…
Statement from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and from the European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) on reduction of their sector's…