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Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Team members
● Tim Orr, Consultant Anaesthetist, Sustainability Lead Anaesthesia and Operating…
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7 Mar 2024 •
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Tim Orr (Consultant Anaesthetist) and Poppy Robinson, Senior Operating Department Practitioner, Obstetric and Gynaecology Theatres
Objective: To evaluate patient satisfaction on gynaecological examination with metal, plastic and biobased plastic vaginal specula, and to investigate whether patients are willing to compromise on…
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11 Dec 2023 •
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Amber A. A. Ten Buuren, Tessa B. Poolman, Marlies Y. Bongers, Lauren M. Bullens, Nehalennia Van Hanegem, Wenche M. Klerkx, Anne Timmermans, Nicolaas P. A. Zuithoff, Anneke Kwee
Open access study.
Study objective: To understand whether self-sampling can reduce carbon emissions (CO2e) from the NHS cervical screening programme (NHSCSP) by comparing the carbon footprint of…
Created on
29 Nov 2023 •
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Whittaker M, Davies JC, Sargent A, Sawyer M, Crosbie EJ
This is a project report which describes the steps taken by the Cardiff Royal Infirmary sexual health department to reintroduce reusable metal specula into their outpatient clinics.
Interim outcome…