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Computer Switch Off

Created on
1 May 2025
by
Madeleine Fairweather
Hello my fellow Green Champions,At my Trust a member of the Innovation Team is keen to introduce a process where all computers are switched off in the Outpatients Department in the evenings and at the…
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Care Pathway Research

Created on
29 Apr 2025
by
Daire Archbold
Hi,My name is Dáire Archbold, and for my Master's, I am conducting a study exploring the opportunities and challenges ofenvironmental care pathway assessments, as a promising practice to support the…
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Stopping paper reporting

Created on
27 Apr 2025
by
Emma Vittery
Hi - we've recently completed a project calculating the paper / carbon savings of stopping paper reporting, with an estimation of staff time for some departments also - all of which are significant!…
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Less than a week until our next event (Weds 23rd Apr)

Created on
17 Apr 2025
by
Jennifer Nixon
It's less than a week until our next 'sharing session’ on Weds 23rd Apr.This is a joint session between the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Respiratory and Pharmacy Sustainability Networks.We’ll be…
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Carbon footprint of IV giving sets

Created on
14 Apr 2025
by
Daniel Greenwell
Hi al,My name is Dan, I am an ED pharmacist and have been looking at the prescribing of IV vs. oral paracetamol. I know what the carbon footprint of IV and oral paracetamol are but does anyone know…
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Carbon Footprint of disposable pulse oximeters

Created on
3 Apr 2025
by
Debs kerry
Is anyone doing any work on looking at the carbon footprint of disposable and reusable pulse oximeters? I'm supporting a colleague with a project swapping from disposable to reusable pulse oximeters…
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Kickstart your Environmental Sustainability Journey: Achieve the RCGP Green Impact for Health Award

Created on
17 Mar 2025
by
Charlotte Carson
Ready to make a real impact in your practice and start the next financial year with savings? Join our series of online sessionsdesigned to help primary care professionals achieve the RCGP Green Impact…
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Good news on London's Air Pollution levels

Created on
11 Mar 2025
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Some good news for a change! A year on from the ULEZ expansion to outer london, roadside NO2 concentrations are at levels that are up to 4.8% lower than would have been expected without the…
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Use/re-use of metered dose inhalers in reversibility testing - what does your spirometry service do?

Created on
10 Mar 2025
by
Jennifer Nixon
Do you know how your trust/practice/area performs reversibility testing or post-bronchodilator spirometry? I knew the physiology lab at my trust used salbutamol metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), but had…
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RCEM recruiting GreenED Assessors for upcoming accreditation cycle

Created on
7 Mar 2025
by
Zoe Steley
Interested in helping out the GreenED team with the upcoming accreditation cycle in April/May 2025? Check out the link on https://rcem.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/ under 'Committee…