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Pressure to reduce waste

2024. This project investigated the presence of bacteria in air samples taken from positive airway pressure devices to develop an evidence base to support the re-purposing of equipment.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/pressure-to-reduce-waste

Grow and play

2024. To facilitate the uptake of healthy behaviours in children and adolescents, the project team established a vegetable garden and outdoor play area at Ellimatta House.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Mental health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/grow-and-play

Let’s go green

2024. Let’s Go Green aimed to reduce waste and emissions through implementing a sustainable garden, and a composting system to divert organic waste from landfill.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/lets-go-green

Intravenous to oral antimicrobial switch

2024. A clinical decision support tool to triage prescribed IV antimicrobial orders for a post-prescription review.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/intravenous-to-oral-antimicrobial-switch

Virtual Health Interpreter Service

2024. Supporting patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds through access to virtual interpreter services.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Virtual care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/virtual-health-interpreter-service

Virtually equipped therapy options (VETO)

2024. The aim of this project was to investigate the feasibility of loaning iPADS to ISLHD Speech Pathology consumers to improve access to therapy program and reduce carbon emissions.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Virtual care, Rehabilitation

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/virtually-equipped-therapy-options

Reuse of reverse osmosis plant reject water

2024. Reusing reject water for flushing toilets at Lake Haven Community Health Centre, significantly reducing water wastage.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/reuse-of-reverse-osmosis-plant-reject-water

The Going Circular Pilot

2024. EnableNSW’s Going Circular Pilot developed a circular economy model for home respiratory equipment in NSW to reduce waste and carbon emissions.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/going-circular-pilot

Battery infusion pumps for hospital in the home patients

2025. Introducing reusable ambulatory infusion pumps for intravenous antibiotics.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/reusable-battery-infusion-pumps

Minimising dialysis waste through incremental peritoneal dialysis

2025. Clinicians are prescribing incremental dialysis and calculate environmental savings via an online application.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/incremental-peritoneal-dialysis