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Project completed as part of the National 2025 Green Nursing Challenge by the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT team.Team membersRebecca Palmer, Nurse Lead for Governance Quality ImprovementCheryl…
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October 2025
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Rebecca Palmer, Nurse Lead for Governance Quality Improvement and Rachel Cottam, Strategy & Planning Manager
Norwich Hand Unit Greener Surgery Project. This project was completed as part of the 2025 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) Green Team Competition but the Hand…
Push to green—encouraging slow IV push of antibiotics (tazocin, teicoplanin, ceftriazone) in NNUH ED. This project was completed as part of the 2025 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS…
Ditch the Incopad: Greener AnaesthesiaThis project was completed as part of the 2025Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) Green Team Competition, implemented by the…
This Leeds study evaluated switching haemodialysis acid concentrate from 1:33 to 1:44 dilution to reduce environmental impact. By using a more concentrated solution, each canister produced more…
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May 2025
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Matusaitiene, J., Jones, P., Simpson, T., Choo, S., Lockley, L., Wright, M., Gullapudi, L.
This study describes a recycling initiative in Leeds that addresses the environmental impact of haemodialysis. Acid concentrate canisters, usually discarded as clinical waste, were instead safely…
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May 2025
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Traviss, L., Fairclough, V., Choo, S., Lockley, L., Wright, M., Gullapudi, L.
This study presents the carbon footprint of the In-Centre Haemodialysis (ICHD) patient pathway in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, mapping emissions across key stages of treatment. It highlights the…
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
Grimsby dialysis unit partnered with Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQIP) and the Trying to Reduce UnNecessary Carbon from Haemodialysis (TRUNC-HD) initiative to cut carbon emissions by…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Team members
• Tim Orr (Consultant Anaesthetist)
• Caroline Dalton (Recovery Lead…
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March 2024
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Tim Orr (Consultant Anaesthetist), Caroline Dalton (Recovery Lead Practitioner) and Matt Clarke (Principal Pharmacist, Medicines Information)
