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Reducing CO2e waste through implementing remanufactured harmonic scalpels in laparoscopic surgery and replacing disposable surgical gowns with reusable surgical gowns

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28 Nov 2023
by
Krithea Baker
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023. Team members: Laura Vale, Senior Operating Department Practitioner Krithea Baker, Recovery Nurse…
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Surgical set rationalisation

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8 Nov 2023
by
Nicole Fletcher
NHSE working with the Health Innovation North West Coast and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust have developed a reproducible process for hospitals to rationalise surgical sets, reducing carbon intensive…
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next meeting Fri 10th 1230pm

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26 Oct 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Our next meeting, on Environmental Issues in Prescribing in Palliative Care, will be on Friday 10th November, 1230pm. Teams details at end of this message. We will be welcoming a speaker from Pharmacy…
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Carbon footprint palliative care - hospice/hospital/home

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26 Oct 2023
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Katherine Taylor
Has anyone come across evidence of the carbon footprint of end of life care please, especially comparing hospice to hospital and home-based care? I have found a paper on a UK hospice carbon footprint…
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September newsletter

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11 Sep 2023
by
Kate Crossland
Please find here our Palliative Care Sustainability Network September newsletter, including links to slides and recording from our recent meeting on Reducing Plastics in Healthcare.
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Industry involvement with CSH greening healthcare competition?

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7 Sep 2023
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Melissa Pegg
Dear Colleagues, May I kindly ask if anyone knows if industry suppliers can/have participated in the CSH green- healthcare wards/team competitions to help support the research (and not in terms…
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Thursday midday- reducing plastics in healthcare

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4 Sep 2023
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Kate Crossland
Final reminder for Reducing Plastics in Healthcare, on Thursday 7th September at midday. We'll have a presentation from Healthcare Without Harm on their report and progress in this area, followed…
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Ultrasonic devices query

Created on
29 Aug 2023
by
Agnes Henson
Hi all, I am analysing NHS procurement data for harmonic scalpels/shears for a sustainability project and am finding a large uptick in demand in 2022/23 compared to previous years. Would be keen to…
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Survey – Green operating theatres

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23 Aug 2023
by
Talya Porat
Dear all, We would be grateful if you could complete this survey looking at sustainability in operating theatres. We welcome responses from anyone who works in OTs – nurses, anaesthetists, ODPs and…
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The Operating Theatres Susnet name is changing and we want to hear from you first!

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16 Aug 2023
by
Rachael Ward
We would like to rename the Operating Theatres Susnet to ensure that it fully incorporates all of the staff practising across the surgical care space - remaining inclusive of ODPs, anaesthetists,…