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What happens when you bring a forest scent onto a hospital ward?Dr Duika Burges Watson, Nature Recovery Ranger at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, presents on a ward-based olfactory intervention she has…
Excel-based carbon calculator designed to allow Living Kidney Donation services to measure the carbon footprint of their assessment pathway, identify key carbon hotspots, and reassess emissions after…
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March 2026
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, UK Kidney Association, The Health Foundation, NHS Blood and Transplant
Project completed as part of the University Hospitals of Northampton Green Team Competition.Team membersDaniya Stany, IPC nurse NGH, Adwoa (AJ) Pokua-Manu, Audit and Surveillance Nurse, IPC…
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March 2026
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Daniya Stany, IPC nurse NGH, Adwoa (AJ) Pokua-Manu, Audit and Surveillance Nurse, IPC NGH
A series of webinars is being held to support transplant centres in reviewing and rationalising the theatre tray instruments.Resources will be posted here after each of the webinars.
BackgroundThe growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly understood to be driven by multiple factors including the misuse of antimicrobial products and environmental…
This case study outlines the implementation and impact of Theatre Badge Hats: reusable scrub caps with detachable name badges at Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Designed to…
This is a new guide for talking to children about climate change designed for parents and teachers. It is comprehensive, easy to read and includes helpful ideas about disaster preparedness and a…
This report outlines considerations for a transition to reusable slide sheets in a hospotal. Potential financial, carbon and social impacts have been considered.This report forms part of a larger…
Project completed as part of the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition 2024-25.Team members:Jasmine Lowdon (Band 6 IPC nurse, Project Co-ordinator/Project lead)Holly Slyne…
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May 2025
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Jasmine Lowdon (Band 6 IPC nurse), Holly Slyne (Associate Director of Infection Prevention & Control), Mary Reynolds (Project Admin Support) and Athira Sreelatha (HCA)