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Sustainable Procurement

Created on
1 Jun 2015
by
Sam Shah
This financial year has resulted in a range of dental services being re-procured across the country but it’s debatable how much the procurement teams understand about sustainable dentistry and…
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University of Plymouth doing more than just switching off the lights - See the work they are doing in nursing and dentistry

Created on
24 May 2015
by
Brett Duane
I was reminded today by a colleague of the "People and Planet" top university score which can be foundhere. The press release states that "Over the last 5 years, Plymouth have set the bar as the…
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Welcome to Dental Susnet - Get Sustainable with Us!!

Created on
24 May 2015
by
Brett Duane
Welcome to Dental Susnet - Thanks for checking in! We believethis is the first sustainability network within dentistry,certainly in the UK, but we would love to hear from other networks too! This…
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Welcome to Dental Susnet- Get Sustainable with us!!

Created on
24 May 2015
by
Brett Duane
Welcome to Dental Susnet- Thanks for checking in! We believethis is the first Sustainability network within dentistrycertainly in the UK but we would love to hear from other networks too!This network…
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Helping people achieve a healthy diet may not only help their oral health....

Created on
14 May 2015
by
Brett Duane
Delivering better oral health suggests that for all adults and children we should "maintain good dietary practices in line with The Balance of Good Health." This is another example which demonstrates…
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Reducing waste in the theatre environment

Created on
29 Nov 2013
by
Felicity Hughes
I'm a junior doctor interested in reducing the amount of clinical waste produced by the theatres in the hospital that I work in, much as the recycling project in the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital…
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CleanMed 2013 - call for case studies

Created on
7 May 2013
by
Frances Mortimer
CSH is hosting this year'sCleanMed Europeconference, 17-19 September 2013. The emphasis will be on redesigning healthcare for a sustainable future (as opposed to providing the same care more…
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Are online journals actually greener compared to the print versions?

Created on
22 Jul 2012
by
Jayaindra Fernando
There is a general perception that online medical journals have a smaller carbon footprint than its printed version. The financial cost itself follows a similar argument. From this, it can be expected…
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Green Ward Winners at the Whittington

Created on
27 Jun 2012
by
Rachel Stancliffe
Amidst rising fuel costs and the need to address climate change, three Whittington Hospital departments took part in a Green Awareness competition, with the winners receiving prizes donated by climate…
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Cost-Effective and Sustainable Surgery

Created on
12 Jun 2012
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The Association of Surgeons in Great Britain and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have published a Consensus Statement on Cost-effective and Sustainable Surgery. The statement is based on …