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These slides and video recording are from the Critical Care Susnet Sustainable PPE session focused on gloves, along with the Intensive Care Society Gloves Off posters and implementation guide.

Disposable gloves are one of the biggest environmental hotspots in hospital, with more than 100 used per patient per day in intensive care. Despite this usage there are many circumstances where glove…

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched new guidance for net -zero mental health care. Following the well-attended launch event at the college there will be a series of free webinars looking…

Article exploring the link between environmental issues and mental health

Critical Care Susnet Networking presentation Speaker - Dr Nicole Hunfeld, PhD, PharmD Critical Care Topic - Material flow analysis and carbon hotspots in intensive care Video recording…

The key to environmental footprint improvement in healthcare and critical care uses the framework: avoiding, reducing, reusing, and recycling without compromising safe, quality care, with simultaneous…

This Swedish life cycle assessment by Hemberg et al. (2023) compares single-use and reusable central venous catheter insertion kits, including metal, plastic and textiles items. In contrast to a 2012…

This evaluation shows that Social and Therapeutic Horticulture is effective in relieving distress in palliative care and may be considered a valued therapeutic intervention. The findings can inform…

This project was completed as part of the Northamptonshire 2022 Green Team Competition Read our sustainability project on the positive impact reducing the administration of unnecessary doses of…

A framwork for sharing your experience and progress in teaching sustainability and sustainability in QI with other educators and colleagues.