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Palliative Care Sustainability Network November 2023 Newsletter
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Reducing the environmental impact of medicines: October meeting
We welcomed Wendy…
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB have developed new asthma guidelines in line with GINA guidance. Prof. Michael Crooks brilliantly explains how asthma control may be transformed through the use of…
Positive outcome(s) of project:
environmental benefits resulting from the diversion of waste to the recycling stream, 4.2tonnes of less plastic going to clinical waste, reduction of domestic waste…
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10 Apr 2024 •
by
Paul Williams, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Positive outcome(s) of project:
Reduced clinical waste, 21.5 tonnes per year
Savings per year:
£14907.10 (Actual)
CO2 savings per year:
26.847 tonnes CO2e / year…
Positive outcome(s) of project:
A reduction in paper use by 75%
Savings per year:
£139.36 (Estimated)
CO2 savings per year:
109 kg CO2e (Estimated)
Description:
Countess…
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10 Apr 2024 •
by
Libby Critchley, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Positive outcome(s) of project:
Reduced electricity bills for home dialysis patients
Savings per year:
£327.60 - but likely to increase in Winter (Estimated)
CO2 savings per…
Created on
10 Apr 2024 •
by
Kevin Gibbs, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Disposable gloves are one of the biggest environmental hotspots in hospital, with more than 100 used per patient per day in intensive care. Despite this usage there are many circumstances where glove…
Positive outcome(s) of project:
Freeing up administrative and clinical time and reducing the size and weight of notes (with resulting reduction in the costs of transport and storage and…
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10 Apr 2024 •
by
Ian Stott, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A group of Canadian OT students studied the perceptions of Occupational Therapists and their understanding of their role in climate change. These findings which are to be published, were presented to…