Critical Care Susnet aims to foster environmental sustainability within the care for critically ill patients, with financial and social sustainability co-benefits. The network brings together clinicians, researchers, educators and students interested in sustainable critical care.

From July 2022 the network is endorsed by the Intensive Care Society and the British Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Please join in to share your experiences, examples of projects, share resources, signpost events, and ask questions of the group.

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What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability

This article provides an overview of intensive care environmental sustainability with a nice summary figure of recommendations to focus on for reducing the carbon footprint of ICUs and 'getting our house in order

Bein, T., Koch, S. & Schulz, C. What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability. Intensive Care Med 47, 903–905 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06455-6

August, 2022

Call for Abstracts: North South Ireland Public Health Conference – Healthy Planet, Healthy People

Abstracts are welcomed for the Healthy Planet, Healthy People conference on 30th November 2022, hosted by The Institute of Public Health, Public Health Agency, Ulster University, Queen’s University Belfast, and University College Cork. The conference theme is the relationship between climate change and health in Ireland.

Environmental impact of continuous renal replacement therapy

The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition's produced a case study of a life cycle assessment for continuous renal replacment therapy (CRRT) using the Baxter PrismaFlex.

Carbon footprint of 72 hours of Prismaflex CRRT treatment = 113 kg CO2-eq

Sustainable Healthcare Coalition and Baxter

December, 2017

The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit

This study by McGain et al. (2018) carbon footprinted the daily care of 10 patients with septic shock in an Australian intensive care unit in comparison with 10 patients with septic shock in an intensive care unit in the United States.

McGain F, Burnham JP, Lau R, Aye L, Kollef MH, McAlister S. The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Resusc. 2018 Dec;20(4):304-312.

December, 2018

A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU

The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) have produced this toolkit:

A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU

ANZCIS. A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU. 2022. ISBN: 978-1-876980-56-6

February, 2022

Pioneering Early Mobilisation in a Cardiac Intensive Care unit: a Sustainable Healthcare Initiative

This case study about an early mobilisation project in a cardiac intensive care unit is available on the SusQI website as one of the examples for how sustainability can be embedded into the quality improvement process.

SusQI website case studies

Can you help? Mapping Northern Irish sustainable healthcare activities

CSH beacon site Queens University Belfast are undertaking some mapping of sustainable healthcare activities in Northern Ireland.

Governments Net Zero strategy judged unlawful

With perfect timing, in the midst of a life-threatening heatwave and an undemocratic leadership contest where most of the contenders seem to want t

Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour 1 - notes and resource links

The first Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour was held yesterday as an opportunity to build a community of people interested in supporting each other

URGENT - GMC consultation on changes to GMP guidance - ends 20th July

The GMC consultation on changes to Good Medical Practice guidelines closes on the 20th July.

Intensive Care Society and British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) endorse the Critical Care Susnet

The Intensive Care Society and the British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) are proud to endorse the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s

Healthier Futures Action Fund NHS England - Open for Applications!

Overview

July, 2022

Critical Care Susnet - Sharing Hour - first one 14 July 2022

The Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour will be hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, British Association of Critical Care Nurses and Inte

The Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Strategy for England - AHPs Deliver

AHPs Deliver is the five year strategy for Allied Health Professions (AHPs) in England. It has an environmental sustainability focus and ambitions on pages 28-29.

NHS England

June, 2022

Launch of the SusQI Academy and Beacon Site Recognition

Integrating environmental Sustainability into Quality Improvement (SusQI) offers a practical way for upskilling healthcare staff to contribute to b

SusQI Case Study - Leeds Green Ward Competition - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Team

SusQI project was completed as part of the Leeds Green Ward Competition 10th January - 25th March by the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Team.

Team members:

June, 2022

URGENT! GMC Good medical practice consultation

The GMC is currently consulting on updates to the Good medical practice guidelines which will then be fixed for another five years.

Updated UK Government (BEIS) greenhouse gas conversion factors database 2022

The UK Government (BEIS) have updated their greenhouse gas conversion factors database for 2022.

UK Government (BEIS)

June, 2022

Greener NHS

If you are a newcomer to sustainable healthcare, the NHS England website has a user-friendly guide to the principles behind the NHS Net Zero target.

June, 2022

London Sustainability Summit for Health and Climate Leaders - 12th and 13th July

Hosted by London Sustainability Network, NHS England, the summit is the first London NHS Sustainability event for healthcare staff to gain understa

The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit

McGain F, Burnham JP, Lau R, Aye L, Kollef MH, McAlister S. The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Resusc. 2018 Dec;20(4):304-312.

December, 2018

A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU

The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) have produced this toolkit:

A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU

ANZCIS. A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU. 2022. ISBN: 978-1-876980-56-6

February, 2022

Pioneering Early Mobilisation in a Cardiac Intensive Care unit: a Sustainable Healthcare Initiative

SusQI website case studies

Sustainability in Quality Improvement learning resources

Sustainability has been recognised as a domain of quality in healthcare, and building it into quality improvement (QI) is a practical way to drive incremental change towards a more ethical, sustainable health system.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2017

Browse this Networks's Resources in the Resource Library

What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability

Bein, T., Koch, S. & Schulz, C. What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability. Intensive Care Med 47, 903–905 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06455-6

August, 2022

Environmental impact of continuous renal replacement therapy

The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition's produced a case study of a life cycle assessment for continuous renal replacment therapy (CRRT) using the Baxter PrismaFlex.

Carbon footprint of 72 hours of Prismaflex CRRT treatment = 113 kg CO2-eq

Sustainable Healthcare Coalition and Baxter

December, 2017

The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit

McGain F, Burnham JP, Lau R, Aye L, Kollef MH, McAlister S. The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Resusc. 2018 Dec;20(4):304-312.

December, 2018

A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU

The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) have produced this toolkit:

A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU

ANZCIS. A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU. 2022. ISBN: 978-1-876980-56-6

February, 2022

Pioneering Early Mobilisation in a Cardiac Intensive Care unit: a Sustainable Healthcare Initiative

SusQI website case studies

Healthier Futures Action Fund NHS England - Open for Applications!

Overview

July, 2022

The Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Strategy for England - AHPs Deliver

AHPs Deliver is the five year strategy for Allied Health Professions (AHPs) in England. It has an environmental sustainability focus and ambitions on pages 28-29.

NHS England

June, 2022

SusQI Case Study - Leeds Green Ward Competition - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Team

SusQI project was completed as part of the Leeds Green Ward Competition 10th January - 25th March by the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Team.

Team members:

June, 2022

Updated UK Government (BEIS) greenhouse gas conversion factors database 2022

The UK Government (BEIS) have updated their greenhouse gas conversion factors database for 2022.

UK Government (BEIS)

June, 2022

Greener NHS

If you are a newcomer to sustainable healthcare, the NHS England website has a user-friendly guide to the principles behind the NHS Net Zero target.

June, 2022

Call for Abstracts: North South Ireland Public Health Conference – Healthy Planet, Healthy People

Can you help? Mapping Northern Irish sustainable healthcare activities

CSH beacon site Queens University Belfast are undertaking some mapping of sustainable healthcare activities in Northern Ireland.

Governments Net Zero strategy judged unlawful

With perfect timing, in the midst of a life-threatening heatwave and an undemocratic leadership contest where most of the contenders seem to want t

Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour 1 - notes and resource links

The first Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour was held yesterday as an opportunity to build a community of people interested in supporting each other

URGENT - GMC consultation on changes to GMP guidance - ends 20th July

The GMC consultation on changes to Good Medical Practice guidelines closes on the 20th July.

Intensive Care Society and British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) endorse the Critical Care Susnet

The Intensive Care Society and the British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) are proud to endorse the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s

Critical Care Susnet - Sharing Hour - first one 14 July 2022

The Critical Care Susnet Sharing Hour will be hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, British Association of Critical Care Nurses and Inte

Launch of the SusQI Academy and Beacon Site Recognition

Integrating environmental Sustainability into Quality Improvement (SusQI) offers a practical way for upskilling healthcare staff to contribute to b

URGENT! GMC Good medical practice consultation

The GMC is currently consulting on updates to the Good medical practice guidelines which will then be fixed for another five years.

London Sustainability Summit for Health and Climate Leaders - 12th and 13th July

Hosted by London Sustainability Network, NHS England, the summit is the first London NHS Sustainability event for healthcare staff to gain understa

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The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit

McGain F, Burnham JP, Lau R, Aye L, Kollef MH, McAlister S. The carbon footprint of treating patients with septic shock in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Resusc. 2018 Dec;20(4):304-312.

December, 2018