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SusQI project completed as part of The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT Green Team Competitionfrom September - December 2022.
Setting/Patient Group: Emergency and Orthopaedic Theatres
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Project completed as part ofThe SFERIC Programme, a Sustainability Fellowship for Engagement, Research, Innovation and Coordination.
Project Aims:
• To analyse the social, financial and…
Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022.Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wideIssue to be addressed:Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over the pandemic but…
This explores the concept of ‘mental health-sensitive' open space design in urban environments, focusing on Urban Green Blue Infrastructure. It highlights how this design can support mental health,…
Published date
November 2019
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Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Alessio Russo, and Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo
This blog contains a nurse’s perspective regarding the role of the nurse and why they are vital to the NHS achieving their set goal of net zero, by 2040. The blog connects the role of the nurse in…
This report aims to calculate and analyze the carbon footprint of 17 of the most common dental procedures, and to indentify types of service which are responsible for large amounts of greenhouse gas…
EMRAD quarterly magazine, with a theme on sustainability (not just in imaging). Contents includes:
Sustainablity plans for EMRAD
Radioactive waste handling
Sustainable travelling
Imaging…
Key learning point
Careful consideration of all blood ordering requests and order sets in line with the concept of ‘resource stewardship’ helps improve value of care through reducing…
All 212 NHS trusts in England – including more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare facilities – now have a green plan in place, outlining how they will reduce carbon emissions while improving patient…