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This report outlines the current practice of bronchoscopes use in Cambridge as well as impacts of using reusable bronchoscopes in comparison to single-use scopes. It also includes learning on…
Created on
1 May 2025 •
by
Katie Sell, Richard Hales, Lina Solanki, Brigid Boultbee, Ruth Jackson
Technical Case Study
Propellant gases contained in metered dose inhalers are powerful greenhouse gases and approximately 3% of the carbon footprint of NHS Scotland results from these inhalers.…
Project completed as part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Green Team Competition.
Team members
Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician
Meera Nagji - Optometrist
Setting / patent…
Created on
22 Apr 2024 •
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Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician and Meera Nagji - Optometrist
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition.
Team members
Tristan McMullan, Consultant Opthamologist
Gabriele Quaranta,…
Created on
8 Mar 2024 •
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Tristan McMullan, Consultant ophthalmologist and Gabriele Quaranta, Oculoplastics Fellow
Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022.
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over…
Great study from Rizan et al (2021) estimating 'the carbon footprint and financial cost of decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments. The study indicateshow the…
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), is it an essential medicine?
An overview of the medical application areas of SF6. Is it really needed when there are low or zero global warming potential alternatives.
Increasing UV radiation exposure, rising air pollution and warmer drier conditions pose a greater risk to human eye health. Climate change, caused by rising Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, can…
The South East region has worked collaboratively with a number of SE systems to create a series of patient-facing videos about inhalers. The videos are centered aroundpatient choice;what to expect…
