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Promoting appropriate IV to oral switch (IVOST)1 is a fundamental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiative providing benefits for patients, staff and the environment including: reduced risk of…
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July 2025
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R Rodger , A Robertson , S Thompson , E Thompson , K Downie , G Ray , L Chisholm , C Pender , K Philips , M Neto , R Hillson , R A Seaton , S Carty , K MacFarlane , N MacDonald , F Kinnaird , A Reuben , S Gillen , Y Gourlay , F Robb , L Stewart , R Pucket
This project was part of the 2023 Green Team Competition at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust.The team consisted of two diabetes specialist nurses and two diabetes dietitians.Millions…
This is a new editorial announcing a new series to come in the Intensive Care Medicinejournal and contains a useful infographic about improving environmental sustainability in…
SusQI project completed as part of The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT Green Team Competitionfrom September - December 2022 by the Home Enteral Feeding Team (HEFT).
The HEFT were announced…
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March 2023
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Sarah Williams, HEFT Manager and Dietitian Training Lead and Laura-Marie Baldwin, Lead Specialist HEFT Dietitian
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…
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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
Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) quality improvement (QI) initiatives promoting IV to oral switch (IVOST)1 or reduced IV dosing frequency provide benefits for patients, staff and the environment. To…
Project completed as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Green Team competition (October - December 2022).
One of our entries was from our Rehabilitation Engineering team who were…
Project completed as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Green Team competition (October - December 2022).
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres
Issue to be…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Team members
• Dr Caroline Kendrick (Emergency Medicine Consultant)
• Dr Amy Fantham…
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March 2024
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Dr Caroline Kendrick (Emergency Medicine Consultant) and Dr Amy Fantham (Emergency Medicine Junior Clinical Fellow)
Project completed as part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Green Team Competition.
Team members
Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician
Meera Nagji - Optometrist
Setting / patent…
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April 2024
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Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician and Meera Nagji - Optometrist