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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…
This project was part of the Northamptonshire Green Team Competition 2022.
Our team defined a 'very stable' HIV patient in order to reduce frequency of appointments from 6 monthly, to annual…
This project was part of the 2023 Green Team Competition at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, implemented by colleagues from our Pharmacy team.
Team Members:
Tessa…
Published date
July 2023
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Tessa Dadley (Lead Technician - Procurement & Goods-Receipt), Colin Foy (Pharmacy Operations Manager), Louise Foy-Coley (Lead Technician - Dispensary, Distribution & Training), Sarah Welsby (Lead Technician - Ward-Based Medicines Management)
Watch the talk by Lucy Brown, Clinical Lead, Sustainable Kidney Care ProjectIn this special update from the UK Sustainable Kidney Care Project, Clinical Lead Lucy Brown shares the latest on how kidney…
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…
Published date
May 2025
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A. Walters, S Hill, Clinical Procurement Specialists, M Still, Senior Matron IPC, N Gibbard, Matron
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…
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April 2023
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López-Muñoz P, Martín-Cabezuelo R, Lorenzo-Zúñiga V, et al
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…
Published date
May 2025
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Victoria Williams, Procurement Specialist, Krithea Baker - Recovery Nurse Practitioner
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…
Published date
July 2021
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Kodumuri P, Jesudason P, Houghton J, Roberts S, Williamson I and Revell T
A landmark report, laying the groundwork for reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care. The Green Surgery report has involved significant input and collaboration with individuals and…
