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Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location:Sophie-Mai Wilde / Yorkshire, England
Issue:Walking aids have been identified as being in the top…
5 x 20 minutes presentations as follows:
Elaine Mead (prIHSCM) - Improvement care and compassion
Hannah Montgomery - Grace Cares CIC
Dr Alice Clack - Sustainability in QI - What? Why?…
This insightful and timely UKKA webinar, hosted by Shazia Adalat and Suren Kanagasundaram, looks into the latest plans and developments across the kidney care community to help drive and promote…
Water is a dwindling natural resource and potable water is wrongly considered an unlimited resource. Dialysis, particularly hemodialysis, is a water-hungry treatment that impacts the environment. The…
Published date
April 2023
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Mohamed Ben Hmida, Tahar Mechichi, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli, Mohamed Ksibi
This article has been created to provide a framework within gastroenterology to design and implement Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs). It has been developed in line with the National Health Service…
Setting/Patient Group: Operating Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
To reduce the environmental impact of two operating theatres, focusing on waste disposal and electricity usage.…
Key learning point:
Although an upfront expense, upgrading older water treatment systems offers significant environmental and financial savings. Furthermore, the upgrade saves nursing time and…
Published date
November 2009
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Andrew Owen, Chief Renal Technologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Renal replacement therapy has a significant impact on the environment as various natural recourses are consumed, hazardous waste is generated and chemical substances are being used. To address this…
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…
