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Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022.Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wideIssue to be addressed:Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over the pandemic but…

This blog contains a nurse’s perspective regarding the role of the nurse and why they are vital to the NHS achieving their set goal of net zero, by 2040. The blog connects the role of the nurse in…

EMRAD quarterly magazine, with a theme on sustainability (not just in imaging). Contents includes: Sustainablity plans for EMRAD Radioactive waste handling Sustainable travelling Imaging…

Key learning point Careful consideration of all blood ordering requests and order sets in line with the concept of ‘resource stewardship’ helps improve value of care through reducing…

All 212 NHS trusts in England – including more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare facilities – now have a green plan in place, outlining how they will reduce carbon emissions while improving patient…

SusQI project completed as part of theRoyal Cornwall Hospitals Green Team Competitionfrom February to July 2022 by the Domestic Services Team members: Charlotte Wakeham – Domestic service…

This case study was completed as part of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Green Team Competition from February to July 2022 by the Endoscopy Team. Team Members: Anna Betts (Deputy Sister),…

Key learning point Incremental HD is a good quality of life option for certain patients and offers high value with reduced environmental and cost impact. Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…

Overview The Healthier Futures Action Fund was set up to support individuals and teams within NHS organisations kick-start innovative initiatives or ideas that will improve health and patient care,…

This journal article describes the author's experience of taking a diverse group of nursing students to a farm where they were shown the interconnections of healthy soil, quality food, and human…