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RCPCH event - feedback

Created on
3 Dec 2021
by
Clare Webster
Keen to hear from members who attended the recent RCPCH event -The impact of climate change on child health at home and abroad: COP26 and beyond If you would share your learning here that would be…
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Sustainability research

Created on
26 Nov 2021
by
Clare Webster
Really keen to hear about the sustainability research within paediatrics going on out there. Where does PPE have a key role in infection control and where does handwashing suffice? How does the…
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Podcast- Why a new focus on sustainability in health care is urgently needed?

Created on
19 Nov 2021
by
Sivakami Chelladurai
This podcast at BMJ Talk Medicine is from a series of podcasts produced by Cochrane sustainable Healthcare featuring the ideas of people who are actively working to windback harmful medical…
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Refurbishing Anaesthetic Rooms to make them Greener!

Created on
9 Nov 2021
by
Jason Gandhi
Hello, We're currently about to embark on refurbishing/changing the layout ofseveral anaesthetic theatres in our trust. This is something I haven't been able to find much literature on but I was…
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Diathermy/electrocautery recycling

Created on
9 Nov 2021
by
James Hamill
Hello everyone, I'm new to the Network and you may have discussed this before but can I ask for peoples' experience with recycling diathermy handpieces, cords and diathermy pads? We use a lot of…
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Young people speak out on climate change

Created on
24 Oct 2021
by
Clare Webster
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/17/gen-z-on-how-to-save-the-world-young-climate-activists-speak-out?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Before/after intervention study to determine impact on life-cycle carbon footprint of converting from single-use to reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts

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22 Oct 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Carbon footprint of single-use &reusable sharps This open access BMJ article investigates the carbon footprint of converting fromsingle-useto reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts. The…
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Introducing team 5 of the Green Surgery Challenge

Created on
18 Oct 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
We are pleased to introduce the team from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trustwho will be joining theGreen Surgery Conference November 4thas one of the Green Surgery Challenge finalists. The team…
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Introducing Team 4 of the Green Surgery Challenge

Created on
13 Oct 2021
by
Vivien De Greef
We are pleased to introduce the team from Wrexham Maelor and Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospitals, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales, who will be joining theGreen Surgery Conference November…
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Lancet article - A call to action. Children's hospitals, child health and the climate crisis

Created on
8 Oct 2021
by
Clare Webster
Login to the Lancet to read the article in full. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(21)00269-8/fulltext