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BMJ Sustainable practice series

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1 Dec 2023
by
Emily Lewis
This Tangible actions for sustainable healthcare tool in the BMJ is great - it collates articles related to sustainable healthcare in various ways, including by specialty. There's currently one…
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Reducing CO2e waste through implementing remanufactured harmonic scalpels in laparoscopic surgery and replacing disposable surgical gowns with reusable surgical gowns

Created on
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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Preventing Entonox leaks in the maternity department

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23 Nov 2023
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Alice Clack
I just attended a really inspiring session organised by the Welsh Green Anaesthetics Network which included a presentation about the work being down at Cardiff and Vale UHB to reduce Entonox use via…
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Planet Centred Care - BMJ Podcast Series

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21 Nov 2023
by
Jennifer Nixon
The BMJ has recently published a 5-episode podcast series titled Planet Centred Care, which covers a range of themes related to sustainable healthcare. These include why sustainable healthcare is…
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RCOG contributes to Green Surgery report published this week

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19 Nov 2023
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Alice Clack
The green surgery report published this week was produced in collaboration with surgical specialties and included input from the RCOG. It will be great to see this used as a template for greening the…
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New article: Time to act sustainably: Why can’t we wait any longer?

Created on
11 Nov 2023
by
Patricia de Oliveira Furukawa
I share with you a recently published article with reflections on the need for health services and professionals implement sustainable actions. I hope you appreciate.
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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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Greener clinical items

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17 Oct 2023
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Carolyn Fleurat
In community services we are constantly disposing of scissors through delivery of treatments such as wound care and other procedures due to infection control policies. Not does this have a huge carbon…
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NEW - RCOG e-learning modules on Climate and Health

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7 Oct 2023
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Alice Clack
I'm really please to announce the publication of three new e-learning modules on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist's learning platform on the subject of climate and health with a…
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Metered Dose Inhaler Recycling Scheme

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2 Oct 2023
by
Nuala Hampson
Grundon recycling service have launched a nationwide collection and recycling service for metered dose inhalers. See the announcement here and details of the scheme here. At present the scheme is…