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East London NHS Foundation Trust uses quality improvement as its approach to solving complex problems. This article uses a case study methodology to describe how the trust's programme of…
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August 2024
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Sarah McAllister, Juliette Brown, Auzewell Chitewe, Francisco Frasquilho, Sian Hodgkinson, Paul Lomax, Adam Toll, Marco Aurelio, Amar Shah
A nursing times article about a staff well-being project that involved nursing staff receiving plants to care for in non-clinical spaces. The article describes how nurses and their colleagues at…
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In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST)1are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the…
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August 2024
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R Rodger, A Robertson, E Thompson, K Downie, S Thompson, G Ray, L Chisholm, R Hillson
This (open access) paper compares the carbon footprint of 3 operating theatres (UK, US and Canada). It is really interesting to see how different institutional practices influence the carbon…
AbstractIntroductionThe determinants of antimicrobial prescribing often involve social influence, which can be harnessed through behaviour change techniques (BCTs). While previous studies have used…
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January 2025
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Joseph Pickles, Laura Griffiths, Alice Patricia McCloskey, Nicola Vasey, Emma Lim, Adam Pattison Rathbone
The ‘Garden for the Future’ project aimed to redesign an outdated, inaccessible and underused outdoor play area at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle. The project was sparked by a young…
Due to climate change the risks and variety of pandemics is increasing. This is an article written by an American nurse practitioner about their experience of setting up a vaccination programme for…
In 2017, health and social care organizations contributed 6.3% of carbon emissions in England. Efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of the National Health Service (NHS) have been broadly…
This study audited the introduction of recycling of paper and cardboard within an operating theatre. All waste within a single operating theatre was collected by a dedicated team for 20 surgical…
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March 2017
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McKendrick, D., Snedden, L., Bunch, R. & McGregor, H.
ObjectiveTo map and synthesise existing interventions aimed at improving environmental sustainability in kidney care and to identify challenges and opportunities for implementation across treatment…
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November 2025
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Yasar, A., Larkin, J., Steinbach, I., Duane, B., Attwell-Rogers, H., Mortimer, F., and Arias-Guillen, M
