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THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL Inside this issue
5 Editor’s Comment The 10 Year Health Plan: the need to listen to patients and staff
6 Cover Story: Delivering
innovation and education Getinge’s new President for the UK and Ireland, Amy Rothwell, speaks to CSJ about the exciting developments taking place in the UK to support the healthcare sector with education and innovation, with the aim of helping healthcare professionals to improve efficiency and patient outcomes.
9 News 15 Unleashing the power of HealthTech
One of the most significant contributions HealthTech can make is in sustainability, but it can also be a cornerstone of the nation’s future economic success. Jonathan Evans highlights the findings of a new report.
20 Future-proofing respiratory triage with POC testing
In this article, Helen Peat and James Cottam highlight a crucial need for fast and efficient diagnostic tests to accurately differentiate between respiratory illnesses.
24 60 years of championing safe care in theatres
This year has been a particularly important year for the AfPP, as it has celebrated its 60th Anniversary. CSJ looks at some of the highlights.
29 Reducing rates of ventilator associated pneumonia St George’s University Hospitals Trust evaluated an intervention designed to reduce the incidence of VAP in mechanically ventilated patients.
33 IP&C: current trends and future directions
Dawn Stott provides an insight into current knowledge and awareness around the role of airway devices in infection risk.
37 Evaluating advances in haemostat solutions
Daniel Garrett discusses the progress achieved over 80 years of development in haemostat solutions.
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www.clinicalservicesjournal.com Volume 23 I Issue 11 I December 2024 THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL Spotlight on sustainability
CSJ is featuring a series of dedicated articles on sutsainable healthcare, as part of a special spotlight, to support the health sector meet its sustainability goals. This two-part spotlight provides an insight into how healthcare and industry can strive together for Net Zero. Look out for part two in the January 2025 edition.
Unleashing the power of HealthTech
60 years of championing safe care in theatres Spotlight on healthcare sustainability
41 Government announces ‘crackdown on NHS waste’
A new strategy is being published to radically cut the number of single- use medical devices in the health service. The Design for Life programme aims to reduce waste and achieve an NHS-wide move to sustainable alternatives.
45 Sustainable progress on textiles for theatres
The Green Surgery Report by the Royal Colleges has set out the pathway for healthcare, but there are many ways in which we can ensure a circular economy. Kate Woodhead discusses some of the ways this can be achieved.
49 Green anaesthesia: paving the way to Net Zero
Dr. Paul Southall, an Elected Council Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Environmental Advisor to the College, provides an insight into how the specialty is striving to ensure the NHS meets Net Zero.
53 Green operating theatres: tackling clinical waste
A study involving the South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, and two other hospitals in Europe, has shed new light on how operating theatres can increase staff safety, improve efficiency and reduce clinical waste.
57 Rethinking procurement in decontamination
As the NHS faces considerable financial issues, Alison Arnold, gives her thoughts on where valuable money could be saved at hospital sites across the UK, by rethinking procurement strategies.
60 Calls to remove barriers to sustainable HealthTech
The NHS plans to stop purchasing from suppliers who do not meet its commitment to Net Zero and yet the HealthTech industry continues to face challenges to bringing sustainable medical devices to market. So, what can the NHS do to encourage innovation in sustainable HealthTech?
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