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There is a pressing need for more sustainable healthcare. UK medical graduates are required to apply social, economic, and environmental principles of sustainability to their practice. The Centre for…
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Clery P, d'Arch Smith S, Marsden O, and Leedham-Green K.
SusQI project completed as part of the Leeds Green Ward Competition 10th January - 25th March by the Education Team.
Team Members:
Cleone Pardoe – Clinical Teaching Fellow, Post-IMT2…
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May 2022
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Cleone Pardoe and Alexander Strother – Clinical Teaching Fellows and Post-FY2 Doctors
This project was highly commended in the 2018 Green Ward Competition Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
Key learning point: There are multiple opportunities to reduce waste and water…
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December 2018
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Jenkins H, Webb L, Eyles K, Dicks M, McAleer N, Luke R, Al-Zaved H, Harry J, Channing K, Hubbard A & Bingham C
Abstract: Climate change has been increasingly recognized in the healthcare sector over recent years, with global implications in infrastructure, economics, and public health. As a result, a growing…
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April 2022
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Engler, Ian D. MD; Curley, Andrew J. MD; Fu, Freddie H. MD, et al
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatre
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Appendicectomy remains the most performed acute general…
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The health effects of climate change are becoming increasingly important; there are direct effects from heatwaves and floods, and indirect effects from the altered distribution of…
Project completed as part of the Green Surgery Challenge 2021.
Setting/Patient Group: 2 hospital sites
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To reduce the carbon footprint of carpal tunnel release…
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July 2021
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Kodumuri P, Jesudason P, Houghton J, Roberts S, Williamson I and Revell T
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Aim to deliver more sustainable surgical care through two…
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April 2021
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Beatty J, Gan J, Robb H, Dryden S, Ortega P, Granger T, Russell B, Purkayastha S and Kynoch M
In 2021 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) declared a #ClimateEmergency and released aCall to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sectoranda…
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March 2021
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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
To eliminate the second group and save (G&S) blood test in the…
