Entonox is a key hotspot of carbon emissions within Obstetric care, and in fact within the NHS generally. The Anaesthetic specialty has led the way with initiatives to reduce the impact of its inhalational anaesthetics, and we are now seeing increasing innovation in this area. Please use this platform to share resources, opinions and ideas on this topic.
Reducing the impact of Entonox in maternity care
I was happy to find this yesterday, and surprised it had passed me by for so ling. We have lots of data on NO leaks but not so much on entonox - however, work in Hull suggests that for some trusts at least Entonox leaks may be over 85%. Hull have slashed their Entonox emissions by over this amount without even looking at end user choice - https://www.hey.nhs.uk/news/2022/05/17/hospital-gas-emissions-slashed-a… ... Perhaps it is time for a national task force on Entonox leaks?
Please also watch this presentation in which Marc Beaumont, sustainability lead from Hull University teaching hospital explain show his multi-disciplinary team achieved an 87% reduction in their Entonox emissions with an additional cost saving of £40,000 per annum - https://youtu.be/Gzjl_l1cSJQ
Fantastic thank you for sharing!
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