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Prescriptions form 60% of the NHS primary care’s carbon footprint. Overprescribing and polypharmacy are common, and worsen quality of care. Appropriate deprescribing is not harmful, can reduce falls,…
In a new report from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change – Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK – the health community calls on the UK and devolved governments to urgently put…
This report outlines the introduction of a walking aid return and reuse scheme set up at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2025.Issue:Metal walking aids are extremely durable products…
Explore our new "Nature and Healthcare" module, developed with Healthcare Ocean and RSK. This free resource examines how human health and the healthcare sector depend on nature, outlines the factors…
The Nature for Health Resource Hub, developed through collaboration between Natural England and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, provides free tools and guidance for developing green spaces on…
“All QI needs to include sustainability.” This is not an add-on—it’s essential.Two leading NHS Trusts—Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) and South Warwickshire University NHS…
Project completed as part of the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition 2024-25.Team members:Sriram Boppana, Junior Clinical Fellow, Emergency medicineRana Goadar, Junior…
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Sriram Boppana and Rana Goadar, Junior Clinical Fellows, Emergency medicine
Project completed as part of the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition 2024-25.Team members:Trena Lee (Ward Sister, Holcot Ward)Martin Baldwin (Catering Services…
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)
