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Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), is it an essential medicine?
An overview of the medical application areas of SF6. Is it really needed when there are low or zero global warming potential alternatives.
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Team Competition.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Approximately 23% of carbon emissions from surgery are due…
SSCreport + recorded workshop
- background/context of sustainable respiratory care
- summary of interviews with practice patients
- framework for action/SusQI projects in GP
supervisor --> Dr…
Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis, Emergency Department and Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Healthcare is a major contributor to demand for virgin single-use plastic.
A successful model for PVC…
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust estimate procurement of more than one million syringes in 2013 representing…
Setting/Patient Group: Operating Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Inappropriate waste segregation and disposal - all waste from clinical areas within the operating theatre setting was disposed of…
Setting/Patient Group: Operating Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
To reduce the environmental impact of two operating theatres, focusing on waste disposal and electricity usage.…