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Project completed as part of theUniversity Hospital Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition. Setting/Patient Group: Post operative care - Recovery Rooms Issue to be…

SusQI project completed as part of The 2020University Hospitals DorsetNHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition. Team members: Michelle Kirkland (Medicines Management & Accredited Technician) and…

This case study was completed as part of the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition 2020, by the Endoscopy Team. Team Members: Ms. Sabiha Omar (Staff nurse), Ms. Sheela…

This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.

The theme of this first report in the Nordic Know-How series is nitrous oxide destruction. Nitrous oxide substantially contributes to the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. This report…

Pharmacists for Greener Healthcare are hosting two online workshops on 27 November and 19 December. Don’t miss this chance to connect with fellow members and learn from leading experts about…

Intensive Care Medicine is the journal of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, which has a My Green ICU collection of articles related to improving the environmental sustainability of…

This patient- and clinician-facing website gives guidance on choosing inhalers with lower environmental impact - something which is now included in the BTS asthma guidelines.

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…

Section 8.6 of the newBTS/SIGN Guideline for the management of asthma highlights the environmental impactof metered dose inhalers (pMDI) and recommends that inhalers with low global-warming potential…