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Hi all, Thought I would share our first Green Newsletter with everyone to inspire each other to do similar projects as well as potential future collaboration! Many thanks. jason

SSCreport + recorded workshop - background/context of sustainable respiratory care - summary of interviews with practice patients - framework for action/SusQI projects in GP supervisor --> Dr…

Renal replacement therapy has a significant impact on the environment as various natural recourses are consumed, hazardous waste is generated and chemical substances are being used. To address this…

ABSTRACT High-technology medicine saves lives and produces waste; this is the case of dialysis. The increasing amounts of waste products can be biologically dangerous in different ways: some…

Key learning point: Simple measures to reduce, reuse and recycle paper resulted in a 75% reduction of paper use, resulting in environmental and financial savings. Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…

Key Learning Point: Purchase and use of a baling machine to compact waste can result in significant environmental and social savings with calculated actual financial saving. Setting/Patient…

Key learning point: Reducing the burden of waste and improving its segregation into appropriate streams for disposal has positive environmental impacts as well as cost savings. Setting/Patient…

Considers the use of disposable duodenoscopes to prevent infection due to equipment contamination. Produces potential cost for different hospital settings in the USA.

Key learning point: Digitalisation of pathology reporting results in significant social as well as environmental and financial savings. Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis unit patient…

This article by CSH's Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan, and co-authors, providesgreenhouse gas emission factors for the different healthcare waste streams in the…