UK Green Surgery Report_invitation to submit case studies

Dear All,

The UK Green Surgery Project is currently seeking case studies for developing sustainable surgical practices to inform the Green Surgery report, which is due to be published in December 2023.

The Green Surgery Project is a Health Foundation-funded initiative facilitated by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) and supported by the Health Foundation, involving multiple key stakeholders from national institutions. The project is being led by UKHACC, Brighton & Sussex Medical School Sustainable Healthcare Group and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. 

The Green Surgery report will deliver an evidence-based guide and recommendations on how to mitigate the carbon footprint associated with surgical practice, with the intention that the recommendations be distributed to all surgical teams and decision-makers with an influence on surgical care in the UK.

As part of this process, we are currently seeking case studies that demonstrate successful implementation of measures designed to improve environmental sustainability of delivery of surgical care. Examples include: 

• Opportunities for public/preventative health, and patient empowerment 

• Leaner surgical pathways (including optimising pre- and post-operative pathway,  opportunities for remote consultation)

• Reducing unnecessary equipment, investigations or imaging (where does not alter clinical outcome)

• Reducing operating theatre energy consumption

• Low carbon alternative surgical products  e.g. reusable textiles and surgical equipment

• Low carbon anaesthesia 

All of the case studies received will be reviewed. Some will be chosen to feature within the report. Please be careful not to include identifying information of colleagues or patients.

Please click here to submit your case study. The deadline for submissions is 28th February 2023.

Also find attached an email template (to copy and paste), you can use to share this infomation and proforma with your colleagues.

Please provide your name and email in the form where indicated if you are happy for us to contact you with any queries and so that we can attribute your contribution to you. Alternatively please leave blank if you prefer to submit anonymously. 

Likewise, please complete the sections on Hospital and NHS Trust/Board if the relevant department is happy to be identified within the Green Surgery report.

If you would like further information or have any queries regarding submission please contact: melissa.pegg@ukhealthalliance.org.

We look forward to receiving your case studies.

Many thanks 

Kind regards

Melissa Pegg

Fellow in Sustainable Surgery, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change