Recycle Reuse Walking Aids Project
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals’ Recycle Reuse Walking Aids Project is cutting carbon, saving money, and improving patient experience by reusing walking frames, sticks, and crutches across the system.
Eco-Influencers project
Dr Emma Vittery, Paediatric Sustainability Fellow at the Great North Children’s Hospital, shares the story of the Eco-Influences project - a collaboration with Northumberland Wildlife Trust that brings nature-based activities to the Paediatric Day Unit
Green stories: Iron deprescribing
The Iron Deprescribing Quality Improvement Project is led by Alex Pearson, a pharmacist in Nottingham, aiming to improve iron supplementation practices.
Green surgery
Mr John Isherwood reviews barriers to achieving a net zero NHS, focusing on sustainability in surgery. His team analysed regional green plans and found varying adherence to NHS sustainability goals.
Green stories: Pre-operative appointments to reduce costs and emissions in hand therapy
Emma Baker, hand therapy team lead at Northampton General Hospital, led a project to improve the process for post-operative plastics patients. Instead of waiting until after surgery, patients visited the hand therapy department beforehand.
