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This project was highly commended in the 2018 Green Ward Competition Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
Key learning point: There are multiple opportunities to reduce waste and water…
Published date
December 2018
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Jenkins H, Webb L, Eyles K, Dicks M, McAleer N, Luke R, Al-Zaved H, Harry J, Channing K, Hubbard A & Bingham C
The targets of the Climate Change Act are very challenging for the NHS, which means fundamental transformation of clinical practices will be required to meet them.Sustainability in the NHS has mostly…
An article by Andrew Connor, Robert Lillywhite and Matthew Cooke (2010) using component analysisto analysethe carbon footprint of a renal service. Results suggested a number of carbon-reduction…
This article by Andrew Connor, Robert Lillywhite and Matthew Cooke (2011), discusses the differentcarbon footprints associated to differingtreatment modalities and regimes used to deliver maintenance…
Resources for pharmacists and patients on environmentally-safe disposal of inhalers.
Background:
To meet the Respiratory domain of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS),patient-facing pharmacy staff…
Propellants in metered dose inhalers are powerful greenhouse gases. It is five years since the Climate Change Act (2008) was introduced to ensure that by 2050 the United Kingdom cuts its carbon…
Professor Nicolas Martin, Mr Steve Mulligan and co-authorshave recently published two articles on sustainable oral healthcarein the Dental Update Journal.
Both parts can be found below.
Part…
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge.Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatresIssue to be addressed:Aim to deliver more sustainable surgical care through two…
Published date
April 2021
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Beatty J, Gan J, Robb H, Dryden S, Ortega P, Granger T, Russell B, Purkayastha S and Kynoch M
