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Dear Colleagues,
Pleased to share with you the first environmental "parallel assessment" (Toolan et al., 2022) alongside a health economic analysis that I undertook last year for the Scottish…
An eye opening meta analysis and review of microplastic leaching from plastic food containers and otherwise. Enters our food, we ingest these plastics and they subsequently enter our water systems and…
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Xiangyu Liu, Detian Li, Ziang Li, Andrew S. Ball, Chengrong Chen
The Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare programme has a new sustainable endoscopy module. These eLearning sessions are designed to support staff in improving their knowledge and understanding of…
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August 2025
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Mortimer, F., Barna, S., Ratnapulli, A., Stanford, V., Winkley, E, Fennell-Wells, A., Blackmore, A., Williams, D, Gibbons, S. & Bradshaw, K
Dr. Irmak shared a compelling look into the development of an implantable artificial kidney, focusing on the design of membranes that integrate with the body's vascular system and support real-time…
Project completed as part of the National Green Maternity Challenge 2024-25 by the team at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.Team members:Georgina Clark, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Registrar, West…
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March 2025
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Georgina Clark, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Registrar, West Suffolk Hospital.
Embracing Sustainability Across Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - Our Decarbonisation Action Plan for Therapy Departments
Anna Tobin and Rebecca Hanmer present their plan to brace…
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 review highlights critical knowledge gaps about polymer waste and pollution in oral healthcare clinics. The variability of study designs limited the feasibility of meta-analysis. Current evidence…
Hospitals and health systems emit an astounding amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Based on studies in the U.K. and U.S., over 60% of CO2 emissions from hospitals come from the supply chain. One of…
Prescriptions form 60% of the NHS primary care’s carbon footprint. Overprescribing and polypharmacy are common, and worsen quality of care. Appropriate deprescribing is not harmful, can reduce falls,…
