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Gloves Off! Clean hands, safe for all | Innovation Exchange

2024. The Gloves Off! project aims improve hand hygiene and reduce unnecessary non-sterile glove use through the implementation of a targeted hand hygiene education program.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/gloves-off

Reducing the use of desflurane | Innovation Exchange

2024. The desflurane project at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital aimed to investigate, measure, and reduce departmental use of volatile anaesthetics by introducing an educational, behavioural, motivational and systems change intervention.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/reducing-the-use-of-desflurane

CT switch for savings | Innovation Exchange

2024. The CT switch off pilot project aimed to investigate potential carbon, financial and health service benefits of turning off a computed tomography (CT) scanner when not in use.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/ct-switch-for-savings

Reduction of unnecessary barriers gowns in ICUs | Innovation Exchange

2024. This single centre staff education project aims to reduce unnecessary barrier gown use whilst aligning with infection control guidelines

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/reduction-of-unnecessary-barriers-gowns-in-icus

Medication blister pack recycling program | Innovation Exchange

2024. The blister pack recycling program aimed to improve pharmaceutical waste management by increasing staff knowledge and capability to segregate waste.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/medication-blister-pack-recycling-program

Reusable sterile operating theatre light handles | Innovation Exchange

2024. Reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care by transitioning from disposable sterile operating theatre light handle covers to reusable sterile light handles.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/reusable-sterile-operating-theatre-light-handles

Nitrous oxide (N20) clinical use audit and infrastructure testing | Innovation Exchange

2024. The nitrous oxide project at St George Hospital in aimed to assess the hospital’s nitrous oxide clinical use pattern and infrastructure integrity.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/nitrous-oxide-n20-clinical-use-audit-and-infrastructure-testing