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Mölnlycke, member in NCSH and with products in the world's greenest hospital Grønnköpingkið, has asked the Dutch artist Maria Koijck to recreate her wide-reaching artwork – using Mölnlycke ProcedurePak® trays – and "the result speaks for itself". Koijck's original artwork was an artistic response to the waste generated from her breast reconstruction surgery. "In 2021, Dutch artist Maria Koijck...

Hospital Procurement Managers across Europe are facing a number of challenges. This masterclass helps you identify gaps and opportunities to develop a more strategic approach to hospital procurement. Health Proc Europe, in collaboration with EHPPA and Nevi, has been at the forefront of developing this program tailored specifically for healthcare procurement professionals. After successful...

Invitation to the Grand Opening of the Avidicare & Chromaviso Showroom at Medicon Village in Lund, Sweden! You and your colleagues are welcome to the opening of the showroom on November 21st. The showroom is designed to resemble an authentic operating room environment including ergonomic lighting and ultra-clean ventilation. Book your 30-minute demo in the showroom – the showroom is open...

Want to know more about solutions to recycle single-use sanitary safety materials? Are you part of a hospital already applying such solutions? Or are you a company with an existing solution and/or solutions under development?  Then you should register to our member Sustainable Business Hub's online market dialogue! Date: 17 October 2023Time: 14.00–15.30 CET Click to register and read more Please...

On August 5th, one of our members could be spotted on the TV screen: FrostPharma! Henrik Alfredsson from WoodSafe® was interviewed in a feature by SVT (a Swedish public service television company) at Danderyd Hospital, discussing the importance of taking action on plastic use within the healthcare sector. Every year over 4 million hazardous waste bins are sent to combustion – only in Sweden! This...

Are you interested in, or do you even have solutions to tackle, the challenge of recycling disposable products in healthcare? Then you should attend NCSH's member Sustainable Business Hub's online workshop on June 28th: "Procuring recycling solutions for single use sanitary materials". This webinar is organised as part of the project BRINC. Register here   Date: 28 June 2023 Time: 15.30 – 16.30...

NCSH are co-writers of the new handbook 'Sustainability in MedTech Design: Methods, Tools and Practice' – a book for MedTech professionals, through the lens of sustainability. "The effects of climate change on human health are gaining attention worldwide. Healthcare systems suffer these impacts while being responsible for 4.4% of global CO2 emissions: new sustainable solutions are urgently...

NCSH's member ClimaCheck has released version 6 of their onsite software, meaning enhanced real time performance analysis of HVACR systems: Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration. The new ClimaCheck onsite software includes: An updated platform with increased calculation capacity, enhanced flexibility, and advanced HVACR system visualisation. The possibility to add and...

Please note: This event is held in Swedish for Swedish actors. Fredag den 12 maj kommer Energimyndigheten, Business Sweden och Tysk-Svenska Handelskammaren till Malmö för att berätta om sina internationella företagsacceleratorer – och vilka möjligheter programmen skapat för tidigare deltagare. Läs mer och registrera dig för att höra om programmen för Indien, Sydostasien, Tyskland, USA samt den...

Read about how our member NuGreen's recent healthcare waste audits are becoming crucial stepping stones towards net zero: "Waste management within the NHS (National Health Service) is a complex area that has great potential to be an exemplar in sustainable initiatives as part of the organisation's carbon net zero journey.    Healthcare waste management is an area of high impact on scope 3...