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How the environmental decline can affect mental health
As our planet faces unprecedented environmental challenges, it is becoming increasingly evident that the…
This report outlines considerations for a transition to reusable containers in place of single use tray wrap for surgical sets. Potential financial, carbon and social impacts have been considered.…
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May 2025
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
SusQI project completed by the Dentistry team as part of The North East London Health & Care Partnership Green Team Competition, 2023.
Summary:
Video and telephone consultations were…
Published date
November 2023
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Zahra Shehabi, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and Alessandra Booth, DCT2 in Dental Public Health
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023.
Aim:To reduce waste by moving patients medication with them and returning unused medication in a timely manner…
Published date
November 2023
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Claire Williams, Deputy Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Louise Bond, Deputy Lead Medicines Management Technician
One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!).
This study does not focus on environmental sustainability, but does look at reducing…
The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for…
Published date
May 2020
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Thiel, C. L., Cassels-Brown, A., Goel, H., Stancliffe, R., Steinbach, I., Thomas, P., & Vendries, J.
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…
This case study was completed as part of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucester Managed Services Green Team Competition from September 2022 to January 2023.
Team…
Published date
February 2023
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Dr Luke Materacki, Consultant gastroenterologist and Lucy Breach, Endoscopy sister
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…
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…
