SFERIC (Sustainability Fellowship for Engagement, Research, Innovation and Co-ordination) Scholars

SPOTLIGHTED 2022 SCHOLAR

Laura Burton

Laura was an ENT registrar at Cardiff and Vale Health Board and a leadership fellow. Laura's project looked at Sustainable ENT: fractured nose manipulation with a local aneasthetic pathway. A protocol was created for a local anaesthetic procedure as a response to COVID and find a sustainable alternative to general anaesthetic. The changes gave an estimated carbon saving of 4608kgCO2 e per annum and financial savings of £27,337. The social impact was fewer patients having to undergo general anaesthetic, less time off work and in recovery and less delay until treatment. Staff reported a feeling of empowerment as junior staff could contribute and work independently, and pride in reducing the carbon footprint of their care. Waiting lists were reduced for other procedures as an additional benefit. Learn more

OTHER 2022 SCHOLARS

Jackie Reynolds

Jackie was a pharmicist with a Respiratory MSc who worked in primary care. Her project was "Turning Blue Inhalers Green- High Quality low carbon Asthma Care" Learn more

Sian Jones

Sian was an operational manager in the clinical, diagnostics and therapeutics clinical board. She investigated how to improve awareness of sustainability across clinical diagnoses and therapeutics and support sustainability projects.

Vanessa Curtis

Vanessa was a nurse, with a background in adult nursing, vascular surgery and dermatology.

Catrin Simpson

Catrin was a community paediatric constultant and lead for sexual assualt referral. Her project explored the environmental impacts of acute sexual assault medical examinations and identified areas for carbon efficiency savings. 

Jennifer Jenkins

Jennifer was an Anaesthetic Operating Department Practitioner looking at sustainable choice in the theatre environment. 

Anna Gilfedder

Anna was a CT1 in Anaesthetics at University Hospital Wales with an interest in supply chains and single-use materials

Jessica Notzing

Jessica worked in ICU and renal medicine and looked at attitudes to waste disposal. Jane worked on the development of a sustainable central venous surgical insertion pack.

Jane Boult

Jane was a procurement business manager in Wales shared services partnership with a focus on supply chains. Jane worked to establish a carbon emissions baseline and outline the impact procurement could have within NHS Wales.