A Network for everyone interested in improving the environmental sustainability of operating theatres.

Hello!

Hi all, I'm Chris, the new Fellow in sustainable anaesthesia, having recently taken over from the wonderful Cathy Lawson.

Three days left to apply for Sustainability Volunteer positions

The closing date for applications for three Sustainblity Volunteer positions at CSH is this Monday 14th September at 9am

Welsh Environmental Anaesthesia Network (WEAN) newsletter

Amazing newsletter - loads of info and success stories from WEAN - and an invitation to their annual meeting on 21 October 2020.

Webinar: The importance of sustainability in the surgical profession

Join us tomorrow evening for a webinar hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, on 'The importance of sustainability in the surgical pro

Sustainable Surgery Survey

We would like to invite all surgeons and surgical trainees to complete a survey on the behaviours, attitudes and practice of surgeons towards envir

Opportunity for an AHP Sustainability Volunteer at CSH

A position is available for an AHP Sustainability Volunteer at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada.

The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.

July, 2020

Recording: National Allied Health Professions Sustainability Webinar

This is a recording of the AHP Sustainability webinar from June 18th 2020, part of the National Allied Health Professions fornightly webinar series.

June, 2020

Royal College of Surgeons Bulletin Sustainability Issue

The Royal College of Surgeons of England have dedicated their July issue of Bulletin to sustainability.

AHP Sustainability Survey: Deadline Extended Until 31st July

NHS Improvement's AHP Sustainability Survey has 11 questions and should take about 5-15 minutes to complete:

AHP Sustainability Survey: Four Days Left

NHS Improvement's AHP Sustainability Survey is designed to help understand how Allied Health Professionals are addressing sustainability issue

Sustainable surgery webinar

Please join us on 30th June for a webinar hosted by the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) to find out how to improve the sustainability of

Millions of Nurses Call The World To Action #HealthyRecovery

From the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, this a short video (see link below) which accompanies the

May, 2020

Utilizing off-the-shelf LCA methods to develop a ‘triple bottom line’ auditing tool for global cataract surgical services

The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for patients worldwide.

May, 2020

Nordic Know-How: Nitrous Oxide Destruction

The theme of this first report in the Nordic Know-How series is nitrous oxide destruction. Nitrous oxide substantially contributes to the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. This report provides good examples on how to reduce emissions of nitrous oxide in hospitals.

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2020

Help with projects to repurpose unused kit or non recyclables

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Please can you complete our survey on reducing desflurane/nitrous oxide?

We are keen to get a snapshot of how people are trying to reduce the use of desflurane and nitrous oxide in their workplace.

Plastics in Healthcare: Time for a re-evaluation

Check out our article examining plastics in healthcare published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine- we found 101 pieces si

Recycling volatile anaesthetic agents - Association of Anaesthetists Innovation award winner 2020

For those of you that weren't at the Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting earlier this month, or haven't seen any of my posts on

Please can you complete our survey on reducing desflurane/nitrous oxide?

We are keen to get a snapshot of how people are trying to reduce the use of desflurane and nitrous oxide in their workplace.

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

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

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The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.

July, 2020

Recording: National Allied Health Professions Sustainability Webinar

This is a recording of the AHP Sustainability webinar from June 18th 2020, part of the National Allied Health Professions fornightly webinar series.

June, 2020

Millions of Nurses Call The World To Action #HealthyRecovery

From the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, this a short video (see link below) which accompanies the

May, 2020

Utilizing off-the-shelf LCA methods to develop a ‘triple bottom line’ auditing tool for global cataract surgical services

May, 2020

Nordic Know-How: Nitrous Oxide Destruction

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2020

Prescribing Movement resource

This toolkit gives you everything you need for a 1 minute, 5 minute and even more minute conversation, complete with step-by-step guides, behavioural change insights and all the evidence to back it up.

Moving Medicine

January, 2020

Health Care’s Climate Footprint Report HCWH / ARUP

Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action.

September, 2019

PVC Recovery case study - Dunedin NZ

May, 2019

Reduction and standardization of surgical instruments in pediatric inguinal hernia repair

One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!).

Journal of Pediatric Urology February 2018 Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 20–24

February, 2019

A new role for anaesthetists in environmentally sustainable healthcare?

Our article published today! "The contribution of anaesthesia to the environmental impact of healthcare is significant and visible, but amenable to change. We believe that this places anaesthetists in an ideal position to lead educational initiatives on environmental sustainability."

C. L. Shelton, S. C. McBain, F. Mortimer, S. M. White. Anaesthesia.

March, 2019

Hello!

Hi all, I'm Chris, the new Fellow in sustainable anaesthesia, having recently taken over from the wonderful Cathy Lawson.

Three days left to apply for Sustainability Volunteer positions

The closing date for applications for three Sustainblity Volunteer positions at CSH is this Monday 14th September at 9am

Welsh Environmental Anaesthesia Network (WEAN) newsletter

Amazing newsletter - loads of info and success stories from WEAN - and an invitation to their annual meeting on 21 October 2020.

Webinar: The importance of sustainability in the surgical profession

Join us tomorrow evening for a webinar hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, on 'The importance of sustainability in the surgical pro

Sustainable Surgery Survey

We would like to invite all surgeons and surgical trainees to complete a survey on the behaviours, attitudes and practice of surgeons towards envir

Opportunity for an AHP Sustainability Volunteer at CSH

A position is available for an AHP Sustainability Volunteer at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada.

Royal College of Surgeons Bulletin Sustainability Issue

The Royal College of Surgeons of England have dedicated their July issue of Bulletin to sustainability.

AHP Sustainability Survey: Deadline Extended Until 31st July

NHS Improvement's AHP Sustainability Survey has 11 questions and should take about 5-15 minutes to complete:

AHP Sustainability Survey: Four Days Left

NHS Improvement's AHP Sustainability Survey is designed to help understand how Allied Health Professionals are addressing sustainability issue

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We are keen to get a snapshot of how people are trying to reduce the use of desflurane and nitrous oxide in their workplace.

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

Sustainability in Quality Improvement learning resources

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

March, 2017

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