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A team from Spain have published a method to establish the material composition of commonly used endoscopic accessories and then used life cycle assessment methodology to quantify the carbon footprint…
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April 2023
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López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al
This case study was completed as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Green Team Competition from October to December 2022 by the Endoscopy Team.
Team Members:
Sarah Owens,…
This case study was completed as part of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucester Managed Services Green Team Competition from September 2022 to January 2023.
Team…
Published date
February 2023
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Dr Luke Materacki, Consultant gastroenterologist and Lucy Breach, Endoscopy sister
This case study was completed as part of the Hywel Dda University Health Board Green Team Competition from September 2022-January 2023 by the Endoscopy Team.
Team Members:Sr Emilia Wronska,…
A cooling economy and a warming climate make this an opportune time to consider how ophthalmology might respond to the need to improve services while cutting costs. Although the NHS has enjoyed…
Open access article
Abstract: GI endoscopy is highly resource-intensive with a significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation. Sustainable endoscopy in the context…
Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022.Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wideIssue to be addressed:Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over the pandemic but…
Improving productivity, costs and environmental impact in international eye health services: using the 'eyefficiency' cataract surgical services auditing tool to assess the value of cataract surgical…
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October 2022
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Goel, H., Wemyss, T. A., Harris, T., Steinbach, I., Stancliffe, R., Cassels-Brown, A., Thomas, P. B. M., & Thiel, C. L.
Please find a suite of new case study templates and guidance from CSH for all network members to use. We encourage you to share the completed case studies on the networks and more widely.
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Statement from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and from the European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) on reduction of their sector's…
