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Neonates - making up milk for babies in single patient use jugs/cups

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26 Aug 2026
by
Thomas Cromarty
The neonatal milk team use doner breast milk for babies on the wards. The milk is prepared using one per person plastic jugs and plastic containers. Numbers from stores said about 100 per month - 52p…
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RCOT Sustainability Community

Created on
25 Aug 2026
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Calling all Occupational Therapists in the UK and internationally, students, apprentices and associates, if you are a member of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) you can join as many…
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Robotic arm surgery for joint replacement_environmental data

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6 Aug 2026
by
Melissa Pegg
Dear Network Colleagues,I am doing some research into environmental impact differences (amongst other outcomes) between manual and robotic arm orthopaedic surgery (partial/total knee and total hip).I…
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2026 Government GHG emission factors

Created on
10 Jul 2026
by
Matthew Sawyer
The 2026 Greenhouse Gas Reporting conversion factors are available at Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2026 - GOV.UK.There are some interesting updates and changes in some of the…
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Sustainable Bamboo Baby Wipes

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29 Jun 2026
by
Thomas Cromarty
I received some communication (see below post) from a company that sells sustainable baby wipes (I have no conflict of interest with the company).Just wondering if there have been pieces of work…
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Five years of Greener NHS: improved carbon footprint assessment of the National Health Service in England

Created on
26 Jun 2026
by
Matthew Sawyer
Five years of Greener NHS: improved carbon footprint assessment of the National Health Service in England - The Lancet Planetary Health is an update on the results and and methodology used to…
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MedTech packaging and circularity

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3 Jun 2026
by
Matthew Sawyer
Packaging - whether from medical products, MedTech or any where else - is only one element of a whole lifecycle of the product itself. Circularity such as packaging takeback schemes or reverse…
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Lancet MedZero tool - what is it?

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22 May 2026
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Matthew Sawyer
The Lancet MedZero tool was launched on 20th May 2026, but what is it?It is a free, online database that provides the carbon footprint of anything and everything (*) healthcare related. It has been…
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Trendelenburg Patient Safety

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21 May 2026
by
Rossella Lettieri
Hi I am trying to find solution that are sustainable for the Trendelenburg Patient Safety Positioning System. What do you use in your Hospital? Mine at the moment uses the Pink Pad. Thank you for your…