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Boot reuse pilot project & Greener AHP week

Created on
18 Apr 2024
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Dear colleagues, We are currently trying out a boot reuse pilot scheme - feasibility, problems for clinicians, etc. and working with some physio teams but need more involved. We are working with…
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My Green Lab Accreditation - Pathology network

Created on
17 Mar 2024
by
Rajeka Lazarus
Hello, NHS England have agreed to fund My Green Lab accreditation for the labs within our pathology network (I think it is West of England). Not sure whether this is a national offer but worth…
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Low value biochemistry tests

Created on
7 Feb 2024
by
Frances Mortimer
TheCanadian Society of Clinical Chemistshas released the followingten new recommendations of tests, treatments or procedures to question in clinical biochemistry: Don’t order HFE-related…
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Reuse / Recycle Orthopaedic Air Walking Boot

Created on
21 Dec 2023
by
Jordan Trace
Orthopaedics and MSK departments use a lot of these boots annually. The majority of the boot is hard plastic and some is foam/fabric material. All of these are binned at the end of their use and I…
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Diagnostic Stewardship and laboratory Sustainability

Created on
7 Dec 2023
by
Rob Shorten
Here are three posters that the microbiology team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals presented at the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) in Edinburgh last month. We can reduce the carbon footprint…
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Serum protein capillary vs gel electrophoresis

Created on
30 Nov 2023
by
Andre Mattman
I am planning to change our laboratory to capillary electrophoresis from gel electrophoresis. Are any members aware of an assessment of the impact of this change on the environmental footprint? I…
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Research in Clinical Lab sustainability

Created on
26 Oct 2023
by
Sheri Scott
Hi All Just wanted to draw your attention to a newly published study linking lab sustainability, carbon emissions and sample error rates. I hope to see more studies like this in the…
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Participation in the LEAF pilot

Created on
9 Aug 2023
by
Rob Shorten
Pathology testing underpins all of healthcare. All patients are tested; from swabs to diagnose COVID, to bloods in community to monitor diabetes, and tests to diagnose the acutely unwell in ED and…
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Indexor - Greener approach to Blood Samples

Created on
20 Jun 2023
by
Tracey Townley
This is a new inititative - introducing the use of Indexor into Pathology Sample Reception for GP (Primary Care) activity. It's great at fast tracking blood samples throught the laboratory using ICE…
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Clinical Waste Strategy - NHS

Created on
25 May 2023
by
Conor Connolly
In March 2023, the NHS Estates team published an updated Clinical Waste Strategy document that outlined strategic guidelines for trusts to follow to lower the carbon footprint associated with…