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…
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has revised their original 'Gloves Off' infographic.There is now a section that says gloves are not needed when caring for patients with respiratory…
Our Greener Palliative Care Award scheme continues to develop, inspiring and supporting Palliative Care organisations on their sustainability journey. Following a pilot schemethe criteria for the…
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust are relaunching a gloves off reduction campaign in response to a change in policy. That being, removal of gloves and aprons for the respiratory…
University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust recently ratified an updated Standard/ Transmission based precautions policy. Key changes included tighter definitions of when gloves must be worn and the…
Hello,This might be a niche question, but I hope someone is able to offer me some advice.The cancer centre I work in is establishing an education and training committee, that will have both…
UK infection societies' position statement on glove use in health and social care now published -https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226001780?via%3DihubIt would be good to…
Just under a month to apply for Hospice UK'sEnvironmental Sustainability Award! 🏆Has your hospice run a project this year that has reduced your environmental impact? Has an initiative embedded…
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…
Hi Everyone,It would be great to collect some resources to inform decisions about single use versus reusable gowns.I've recently come across this paper which suggests that reusable are safer in…