Resource library

This project was highly commended in the 2018 Green Ward Competition Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. Key learning point: There are multiple opportunities to reduce waste and water…

This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.

Study into the relationship between waste generation and waste management costs within healthcare setting.

Keele University Medical School educators have developed their own cases based around four prominent types of waste within the NHS: food, pharmaceutical, clinical and fuel, which they have given…

A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres. It highlights how changesin anaesthetic gas usage can have…

“How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study” (YouTube Video of presentation of the study) by Ian Mills (partner at Torrington Dental Practice) and Dr Jane Grose (Senior Research Fellow,…

This (open access) paper compares the carbon footprint of 3 operating theatres (UK, US and Canada). It is really interesting to see how different institutional practices influence the carbon…

SusQI project on Reducing disposables completed as part of The 2018 Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition. This project was the competition winner. Team members: Kevin…

Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust undertook a Green Team Competition in 2017-2018. The following projects focussed on reduction of wasted blood tests and…

This study audited the introduction of recycling of paper and cardboard within an operating theatre. All waste within a single operating theatre was collected by a dedicated team for 20 surgical…