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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…
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April 2023
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López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al
Water is a dwindling natural resource and potable water is wrongly considered an unlimited resource. Dialysis, particularly hemodialysis, is a water-hungry treatment that impacts the environment. The…
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April 2023
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Mohamed Ben Hmida, Tahar Mechichi, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli, Mohamed Ksibi
A nursing times article about a staff well-being project that involved nursing staff receiving plants to care for in non-clinical spaces. The article describes how nurses and their colleagues at…
SusQI project completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023.
One of the targets in the ‘NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic…
This evaluation shows that Social and Therapeutic Horticulture is effective in relieving distress in palliative care and may be considered a valued therapeutic intervention. The findings can inform…
Hemodialysis wastewater contains high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus. Recovery of these nutrients as soil fertilizers represents an interesting opportunity to ensure a sustainable…
Project completed as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Green Team competition (October - December 2022).
Team members:
Naomi Oxberry, Dietician and Medical Student at…
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February 2023
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Naomi Oxberry, Dietician and Medical Student at University of Swansea and Amber O’Cliffe, Medical Student at University of Swansea
