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Carbon footprint of CT abdo/pelvis

Created on
14 Mar 2025
by
Debs kerry
HiDoes anyone have any references for the carbon footprint for CTAP please? Our Trust is doing some work on the reducing unnecessary use of CT's for diagnosing pancreatitis in patients with amylase…
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I am clean stickers

Created on
14 Mar 2025
by
Samantha Marsh
HI, does anyone else have any thoughts on the I am clean stickers ? Many hospitals use them, are they fit for purpose, I've noticed non of them say a frequency date on them, unless anyone else has…
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Climate and health news - March 2025

Created on
13 Mar 2025
by
Greta Hughson
Here's a round-up of climate and health news that caught my eye this month. Please do sign up for future emails if it might be useful to you (there's a free subscription…
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Good news on London's Air Pollution levels

Created on
11 Mar 2025
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Some good news for a change! A year on from the ULEZ expansion to outer london, roadside NO2 concentrations are at levels that are up to 4.8% lower than would have been expected without the…
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RCOT Communities

Created on
11 Mar 2025
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Get involved!Please think about applying for a post, www.rcot.co.uk/news/can-you-lead-and-shape-your-community. It is open for everyone no matter what your experience and level of qualification and…
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Use/re-use of metered dose inhalers in reversibility testing - what does your spirometry service do?

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10 Mar 2025
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Jennifer Nixon
Do you know how your trust/practice/area performs reversibility testing or post-bronchodilator spirometry? I knew the physiology lab at my trust used salbutamol metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), but had…
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FAO London organisations - GLA's Zero Carbon Accelerator

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7 Mar 2025
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Jonathan Bevington
Hi All,Yesterday I attended a webinar organised by London Greener NHS Team, with the GLA, Energy Saving Trust and Mott MacDonald.The Mayor’s of London Zero Carbon Accelerator offers a range of support…
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RCEM recruiting GreenED Assessors for upcoming accreditation cycle

Created on
7 Mar 2025
by
Zoe Steley
Interested in helping out the GreenED team with the upcoming accreditation cycle in April/May 2025? Check out the link on https://rcem.ac.uk/volunteering-opportunities/ under 'Committee…
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RPS Greener Pharmacy Toolkit (soft launch)

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6 Mar 2025
by
Minna Eii
Hi all,The RPS will be officially launching the Greener pharmacy guides and toolkit in the next few months. We are currently looking for interested hospital and community pharmacy staff wishing to…
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Driving Sustainable Change in Dialysis: Northern General Hospital's (Sheffield) actions for Greener Dialysis

Created on
6 Mar 2025
by
Marta Arias
As a Sustainable Kidney Education Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, I had the invaluable opportunity to participate in a meeting at the Renal Department in Northern General Hospital,…