Surgical Care Sustainability Network

SusQI project completed as part of TheChristie Green Team Competitionfrom September to December 2022. Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: Surgical list delays and…

Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022.Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wideIssue to be addressed:Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over the pandemic but…

This article aims for readers to be able to: Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts. Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…

Publication:Operating room waste management: A case study of primary hip operations at a leading National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom - Melissa Pegg, Rebecca Rawson, Uchechukwu…

What's the carbon footprint of anaesthetic gases? You can use your phone to determine the carbon impact and cost of your chosen anaesthetic agent. Developed in conjunction with Southampton…

This paper presents the results of theclimate and healthscorecardproject, the first known peer-reviewed study to compare the green credentials of UK health organisations.11 of 25 invited UK health…

Please find a suite of new case study templates and guidance from CSH for all network members to use. We encourage you to share the completed case studies on the networks and more widely. For…

The American Medical Association Journal of Ethics has a special issue about healthcare waste (scroll down to find a number of articles and…

Project completed as part of the Green Surgery Challenge 2021. Setting/Patient Group: 2 hospital sites Issue to be addressed: To reduce the carbon footprint of carpal tunnel release…

Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge. Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres Issue to be addressed: Aim to deliver more sustainable surgical care through two…