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Summary
Background and objectivesHemodialysis resource use—especially water and power, smarter processing and reuse of postdialysis waste, and improved ecosensitive building design, insulation, and…
A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres.
It highlights how changesin anaesthetic gas usage can have…
Resource Description:
Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014…
Published date
June 2018
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by
Duane, B., Taylor, T., Stahl-Timmins, W., Hyland, J., Mackie, P. & Pollard, A.
Key learning point:
Switching to the 44 to 1 concentration cans is a relatively easy process at negligible cost and may be a simpler method of reducing concentrate solution storage without…
Published date
May 2011
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by
Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
The South East region has worked collaboratively with a number of SE systems to create a series of patient-facing videos about inhalers. The videos are centered aroundpatient choice;what to expect…
This (open access) paper compares the carbon footprint of 3 operating theatres (UK, US and Canada). It is really interesting to see how different institutional practices influence the carbon…
Traditional period products are mostly plastic and in our life-time we will use thousands, producing waste which ends up in landfill. By introducing period pants to young people in hospital we support…
SusQI project on Reducing Unnecessary Cannulation completed as part of The 2018 Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition.
Team members:
Cassie Worth - Emergency…
