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DEAR EDITOR, Carbon emissions ascribed to medical instruments account for one of the largest proportions of the National Health Service (NHS) carbon footprint. Our aim was to evaluate the sustainable…
AbstractBackgroundDermatological surgery contributes to the large environmental impact of healthcare, but to date there are no data on the current sustainability practices, attitudes, or behaviours of…
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Fatima Ali, Hakam Jabouri, Rachel A Abbott, Aaron Wernham
Considers the use of disposable duodenoscopes to prevent infection due to equipment contamination. Produces potential cost for different hospital settings in the USA.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125 (5): 680e692 (2020)
Forbes McGain, Jane Muret, Cathy Lawson and Jodi D. Sherman
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The scientific foundation for environmental sustainability in…
Key learning point: Reducing the burden of waste and improving its segregation into appropriate streams for disposal has positive environmental impacts as well as cost savings.
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The project was shortlisted for the Green Nephrology Awards 2012. The PDF award entry poster may be downloaded fromhere.
Key learning point: Electricity energy saving in patients homes – with…
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July 2012
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Kevin Gibbs, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A template for patients to use if they are commencing/currently on a Symbicort inhaler for asthma. It is laid out as an action plan for personal details to be filled in by a clinician. Frequently…
The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for…
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May 2020
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Thiel, C. L., Cassels-Brown, A., Goel, H., Stancliffe, R., Steinbach, I., Thomas, P., & Vendries, J.
