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Key learning point: Simple measures to reduce, reuse and recycle paper resulted in a 75% reduction of paper use, resulting in environmental and financial savings. Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…

Key Learning Point: Purchase and use of a baling machine to compact waste can result in significant environmental and social savings with calculated actual financial saving. Setting/Patient…

Key learning point: Reducing the burden of waste and improving its segregation into appropriate streams for disposal has positive environmental impacts as well as cost savings. Setting/Patient…

Key learning point: Digitalisation of pathology reporting results in significant social as well as environmental and financial savings. Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis unit patient…

Considers the use of disposable duodenoscopes to prevent infection due to equipment contamination. Produces potential cost for different hospital settings in the USA.

This collection of papers from theBritish Dental Journalexplores how dentistry canbe carried out more sustainably and covers topicsincluding procurement, climate change, waste disposal, energy use and…

RCNresourcesto use in your workplace to raise awareness of appropriate glove use - these include a poster, a leaflet and a selfie board. The resources can be used in any way that fits in with your…

Project completed as part of the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: 5% of the carbon footprint of acute…

Project completed as part of the 2019 Royal Devon & Exeter Green Ward Competition. The project was completed by the catering team, who aimed to reduce plastic waste associated with catering…

Project completed as part of the 2019 Royal Devon & Exeter Green Ward Competition. The project was compeletd by the estates team and was the competition winner. The team aimed to reduce the number…