Greener Healthcare

NHS Reuse goes live
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6 April 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
NHS Reuse is an online tool being developed by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts and Serco to enable NHS Trusts reuse surplus and redundant furniture …
Climate change 'grave threat' to security and health
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19 Oct. 2011 — added by Emma Gollub, 2degrees
The Climate Change Health and Security conference co-hosted by University College London (UCL), British Medical Journal (BMJ), UK Ministry of Defence and 2degrees, amongst …
Mapping Greener Healthcare - Case Studies
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21 April 2010 — added by Ingeborg Steinbach, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
'Mapping Greener Healthcare' is an online database which allows NHS organisations to enter and view case studies in all areas of sustainable development. Case studies cover …
Using water wisely: New, affordable, and essential water conservation practices for facility and hom
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13 Nov. 2009 — added by Frances Mortimer, Campaign for Greener Healthcare
Despite a global focus on resource conservation, most hemodialysis services still wastefully or ignorantly discard reverse osmosis "reject water" (RW) to the sewer. As …
The NHS and Climate Week
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3 March 2011 — added by Alexandra Hammond, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Follow this link for more info on Climate Week (21-27 March) and what your NHS trust can do.
Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council launches
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7 April 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Kimberly-Clark and Johnson & Johnson are amongst eight organisations behind a new coalition to increase the recycling of healthcare plastics.
Climate change, ill health, and conflict
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6 April 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
An editorial in the BMJ calls on doctors to make their voices heard on the issue of climate change.
Surgical scrubbing: can we clean up our carbon footprints by washing our hands?
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8 Oct. 2009 — added by Mark Starr, Better Value Healthcare
This study aimed to investigate water use during surgical scrubbing. Two water delivery systems were assessed to see whether technological innovation can promote more …
Green Nephrology
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13 Nov. 2009 — added by Frances Mortimer, Campaign for Greener Healthcare
The Campaign for Greener Healthcare has formed a partnership with the Renal Association, the British Renal Society, NHS Kidney Care, the NHS Sustainable Development Unit, the …
White Paper consultations “Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS” on the DH website
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11 Aug. 2010 — added by Emma Gollub, 2degrees
By responding to the consultations you can highlight the sustainability message to senior members of the Government and to the Department of Health.