SusQI nursing practice and education examples from the recent CSH SusQI showcase

Please have a look at and share the following short presentations, which give examples of the integration of sustainability into nursing education and practice. Also, please do share your work in the area.

1. Dr Jocelyn Cornish, Deputy Head Adult Nursing | Senior Lecturer in Nursing Education: Integrating sustainability into quality improvement education within the faculty curricula at King's College London Kings College  https://youtu.be/m9-e6bNowTs 

Talk Synopsis:

• King's College London has worked with the CSH between 2021-24 to integrate SusQI into the nursing, midwifery and palliative care curricula. 

• A SusQI workshop is now delivered in 12 programmes and receives positive feedback from students.  

• KCL has been awarded Established Beacon Site status by the CSH 

• Key factors in the success of this project include the support received from the CSH and alignment of the project with the university's climate and sustainability strategic objectives. 

• Projects completed by postgraduate students have resulted in measurable financial, clinical and sustainability improvements.  

2. Angela Hayes, Clinical nurse specialist in palliative and specialist supportive care at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Palliative Care: "Photobiomodulation therapy to prevent oral mucositis" https://youtu.be/U_KVoHAAoj8 

Talk Synopsis:

• Mucositis is a common condition in patients following chemotherapy and radiotherapy, causing severe pain and often requiring hospital admission and NG feeding. 

• Photobiomodulation involves treating patients at the time of radiotherapy to prevent mucositis. The treatment has NICE approval and patients can be taught to self-treat. 

• This project split 22 patients into a control and treatment group, with the treatment group, utilising PBM alongside radiotherapy. 

• Overall, the study found reduced hospital bed days, reduced analgesia requirements, cost savings, carbon reductions, improved quality of life, quicker recovery and increased patient empowerment in the treatment group. 

• In the future, the team hopes to purchase more devices and integrate PBM into standard treatment protocols.