As part of our practice’s work towards sustainable healthcare, we have been looking at useful resources to help our team understand sustainability, climate change and the links with health and…
Dear Network Colleagues,I am doing some research into environmental impact differences (amongst other outcomes) between manual and robotic arm orthopaedic surgery (partial/total knee and total hip).I…
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe hasextended the deadline for scientific posters and are welcoming submissions up until Wednesday 17 June for posters showcasing sustainable projects, research…
Hi I am trying to find solution that are sustainable for the Trendelenburg Patient Safety Positioning System. What do you use in your Hospital? Mine at the moment uses the Pink Pad. Thank you for your…
New Case Study on Reducing Nitrous Oxide Waste in Dental SettingsI wanted to share a short case study from UCLH on reducing nitrous oxide waste in dental care.The team at the Royal National ENT and…
Dear colleague,I would like to invite you to participate in a study on overheating in paediatric hospitals and acute care settings during periods of hot weather for Greener NHS. This study is…
Hi,We are currently having to cover all our instrument trays with costly (22p /each) bags to transport the used instruments from theatre to CSSD. This is a requirement outlined by CQC as we don’t have…
Hi, I recently had a carbon footprint calculated for my 5 surgery dental practice and had an action plan produced to help reduce the amount of CO2 we're responsible for. However, I don't have anything…
The Planetary Health Report Card is a student-driven metric-based tool that aims to evaluate health professional schools on discrete metrics in five main category areas: 1) Curriculum, 2)…
We are inviting clinicians to take part in a focus group as part of a joint research project delivered by The King’s Fund and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (funded by The Health Foundation).…