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Travel Award - deadline approaching

Created on
26 Oct 2026
by
Furat Al-Murani
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/kidneydial/awards/4195The Kidney and Dialysis Travel Award was launched in 2025, and it is presented to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at…
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Wins and/or current projects?

Created on
23 Oct 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Following some great discussions about sustainability in radiotherapy at the RCR study day, it would be great to get some more chat on here about wins so far and current sustainability projects in…
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The Role of Environmental Protection Agencies in Cancer Control

Created on
16 Oct 2026
by
Seamus O'Reilly
The first EPA was set up by President Richard Nixon in response to growing concerns about air and water quality in the United States - an issue first highlighted by the scientist and breast cancer…
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Reusable gowns for orthopaedic surgery

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5 Oct 2026
by
Louise Webster
We have recently changed over to reusable gowns for surgery after a successful trial. However the orthopaedic team are questioning their use for joint replacement surgery. Our laundry service meets…
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Opinion piece in Lancet Oncology

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2 Oct 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all, for anyone interested in policy, sharing this piece about sustainability in the NHS Cancer Plan that a collaborator and I had published recently in the Lancet Oncology:…
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🚑 Could you improve NHS patient transport? - CivTech Scotland’s LinkedIn Post

Created on
16 Sep 2026
by
Furat Al-Murani
Challenge Sponsors: The Scottish Government Directorate for Health and Social Care Finance, Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Challenge: "How can technology improve…
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Under the radar sustainability at ESMO 2025

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8 Sep 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all, I just wanted to highlight a recent paper (link below) reviewing all ~2,900 abstracts from ESMO 2025 and asking a question: which trials, chosen purely for clinical reasons, would also cut…
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Green Radiotherapy Framework webinar

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27 Aug 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Hi all, just sharing this link to a Webinar being held about the UK Radiotherapy Board's Green Radiotherapy Framework, 1pm on Tuesday 29th Sept:…
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Sustainable transport to hospitals...

Created on
26 Aug 2026
by
Gerry Lowe
HiyaQuick question ... I'm aware that in some regions hospitals have been able to negotiate discounts with public transport providers. Does anyone have experience of doing this with TFL? Do we know…
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Publication highlight: Carbon footprint of a chemotherapy production unit within a hospital pharmacy:

Created on
24 Aug 2026
by
Sara Lightowlers
Something a bit different for any pharmacists in the network as well as oncologists — and well worth a look if you work in or alongside an aseptic unit. This paper by Chabane, Kroemer and colleagues,…