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Leeds Green Ward Competition anticipates an annual reduction of 8,594.8 kgCO2e

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20 May 2022
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Rosie Hillson
Yesterday CSH hosted the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Green Ward Competition showcase and awards ceremony. The combined projects of the five Green Ward Competition teams have projected annual…
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We need your views!

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9 May 2022
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Robin Baddeley
We need your views! The GLINT research network in London have put together an electronic survey to capture views on sustainability in endoscopy and barriers to change from anyone who works in…
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SHARE conference - 6 May 2022 - Sustainable Healthcare Academic Research and Enterprise

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14 Apr 2022
by
Heather Baid
SHARE conference - Sustainable Healthcare Academic Research and Enterprise 6 May 2022 10am-4pm BST (British Standard Time) Free on Zoom - open to anyone interested in sustainable…
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Green Endoscopy: Counting the Carbon Cost of Our Practice

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18 Mar 2022
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Robin Baddeley
We have just published a commentary on Green Endoscopy in Gastroenterology,a major gastroenterology journal. https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)00147-0/fulltext Here we…
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BNF

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23 Dec 2021
by
Richard Thomas
I'd like to see a section in the BNF about carbon footprints of care. Please help achieve this by pushing for it with any contacts you have. I know that it's not going to be feasible to give exact…
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Green Endoscopy Edition of TIGE

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13 Dec 2021
by
Robin Baddeley
Those of you wanting to learn more on the topic of sustainable endoscopy should read a recent edition of the journalTechniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopywhich isparticularly focussed on…
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Update on Green Endoscopy (Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

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13 Dec 2021
by
Robin Baddeley
Do have a gander at a recent commentary piece we wrote for the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology on the topic of sustainable endoscopy. It provides an update on the field of Green Endoscopy on…
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Any research comparing the carbon footprint of tablet and liquid medication?

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6 Dec 2021
by
Rosie Hillson
Hi All, Does anyone know of any research/studies that have looked at how the carbon footprint of tablet medication compares with the carbon footprint of liquid medication? Many…
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The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

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25 Nov 2021
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Rosie Hillson
'A number of studies have estimated the carbon footprint of healthcare provision in a variety of contexts, but the emission factors used to account for associated waste vary widely and are not…
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Widely adopted pre-eclampsia test has additional environmental benefits

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16 Nov 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Summary Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…