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This report outlines the introduction of a walking aid return and reuse scheme set up at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2025.Issue:Metal walking aids are extremely durable products…

SusQI project completed as part of TheChristie Green Team Competitionfrom September to December 2022. Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: Nitrous oxide (N2O) accounts…

SusQI project completed as part of TheChristie Green Team Competitionfrom September to December 2022. Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: Surgical list delays and…

This project was part of the 2023 Green Team Competition at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, implemented by colleagues from our dermatology team. Team Members: Simon…

Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition. Team members: Rachel Darling, Health Adviser Setting / patent group: sexual health outpatient…

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…

This report outlines the current practice and use of blood pressure cuffs at University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and quantifies potential impacts of transitioning more fully to use of…

This report outlines considerations for a transition to reusable tray wrap in place of single use tray wrap for surgical sets. Potential financial, carbon and social impacts have been considered.This…

A team from Spain have published a method to establish the material composition of commonly used endoscopic accessories and then used life cycle assessment methodology to quantify the carbon footprint…

Project completed as part of the Green Surgery Challenge 2021. Setting/Patient Group: 2 hospital sites Issue to be addressed: To reduce the carbon footprint of carpal tunnel release…