This project was completed as part of the 2026 Green Gastroenterology Challenge, funded by Microtech and supported by the British Society for Gastroenterology (BSG)Setting / patient group: Endoscopy…
Project completed as part of the 2026 Green Gastroenterology Challenge.Team membersMr George Neelankavil Davis (Registrar, General Surgery)Ms Sumathi Nadikuditi (Registrar, General Surgery)Ms Leila…
Project completed as part of the 2026 Green Gastroenterology Challenge.Team membersSalman Idrees Bhutta, Subita Suparmanian, Akshita Agarwal.Setting / patent group:Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS…
Project completed as part of the 2026 Green Gastroenterology Challenge.Project completed as part of the 2026 Green Gastroenterology ChallengeTeam membersSophie Young, IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist,…
This project was completed as part of the 2026 Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition.Team membersDr Maeve Tierney, Consultant GastroenterologistKiret Grewal, Senior BMS/Operations Manager,…
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October 2026
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Dr Maeve Tierney, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Kiret Grewal, Senior BMS/Operations Manager, Cellular Pathology
Dr Leigh Donnelly is the Training and Development Lead for Endoscopy at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Her proactive work to minimise the environmental impact of the endoscopy department…
The Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare programme has a new sustainable endoscopy module. These eLearning sessions are designed to support staff in improving their knowledge and understanding of…
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August 2025
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Mortimer, F., Barna, S., Ratnapulli, A., Stanford, V., Winkley, E, Fennell-Wells, A., Blackmore, A., Williams, D, Gibbons, S. & Bradshaw, K
This report outlines the current practice of bronchoscopes use in Cambridge as well as impacts of using reusable bronchoscopes in comparison to single-use scopes. It also includes learning on…
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May 2025
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Katie Sell, Richard Hales, Lina Solanki, Brigid Boultbee, Ruth Jackson
Project completed as part of the 2024 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition.
Team members:
Dr James Kinchen, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Resmi Rajesh,…
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November 2024
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Resmi Rajesh, Charge Nurse, Endoscopy Unit, Edit Szabone Kalmar, cellular pathology operational manager and Dr James Kinchen, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Abstract
The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…