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

Introducing Team 4 of the Green Surgery Challenge

We are pleased to introduce the team from Wrexham Maelor and Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospitals, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales, who

Greener AHP Hub launched

Yesterday saw the launch of the Greener AHP Hub. This was

Greener AHP Hub

The Greener AHP Hub is a resource for Allied Health Professionals. It provides information and clear actionable steps which AHPs can take to improve their own environmental sustainability. The hub complements the

NHS England

October, 2021

URGENT - COP26

I wanted to say Hello! I'm Hayley Pinto - I have just joined CSH as the new Education and Training lead.

Introducing Team 3 of the Green Surgery Challenge

We are pleased to introduce the team from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust who will be joining the

Greener Theatres Sharing Hour

Hello all,

I'm Jason Gandhi, the current environmentally sustainable anaesthetic fellow.

Introducing team 2 of the Green Surgery Challenge

We are pleased to introduce the team from Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust NHS Trust who will be joining the Green Surgery Challenge Judging and Awards Ceremony November 4th as one of the finalists.

Introducing Team 1 of the Green Surgery Challenge

We are pleased to introduce the team at Derriford Hospital, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust who will be joining the Green Surgery Challenge Judging and Awards Ceremony November 4th as one of the finalists.

GASP CoN21 - Sustainable Surgery Conference - FREE

Check out this FREE conference!

See the listing in the events section for more details.

CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report:

Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and Ac

Remote Consultations: Do they reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Your Guide to calculating the Answer

This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in collaboration with PD Transformation and funded through Q by the Health Foundation and NHS England and NHS Improvement.

September, 2021

The Nitrous Oxide Project

This project was started by Alifia Chakera, with support from CSH Fellows Chris Allen and Amarantha Fennell-Wells and The Association of Anaesthetists Environmental Champions. Following investigations by

August, 2021

SEA-G Spring Newletter

A wee bit late in uploading the SEA_G Spring newsletter but here it is. Thanks again to editor Sam Freeman.

kenneth.barker2@nhs.scot

ELHT 1st Green Newsletter

Hi all,

Thought I would share our first Green Newsletter with everyone to inspire each other to do similar projects as well as potential future collaboration!

Many thanks.

jason

April, 2021

Launch Recording: The Nitrous Oxide Project

We are very pleased with the progress being made on anaesthetic nitrous oxide mitigation happening across the UK, ROI and internationally.

August, 2021

CSH is hiring! Specialities Lead & Networks Coordinator

We are creating two new roles in my team at CSH - if you would like to help us work with clinical specialties and/or develop our online networks, please get in touch!

Oxygen waste

Here’s a very short but useful article about oxygen waste from turning the flow all the way up to the top (past 15 l/min) which is commonly done:

Driver diagrams.... sustainable theatres.... where to start?

Hello all

N20 reduction Dunedin Hospital NZ

Please see attached graph. Back in 2016 we used 308 G sized cylinders in our reticulated/piped/manifold N20 network.

Remote Consultations: Do they reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Your Guide to calculating the Answer

September, 2021

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

Browse this Networks's Resources in the Resource Library

The carbon footprint of waste streams in a UK hospital

This article by CSH's Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan, and co-authors, provides greenhouse gas emission factors for the different healthcare waste streams in the UK.

Highlights:

Journal of Cleaner Production

December, 2020

Environmental impact of PPE in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Article: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chantelle Rizan, Malcolm Reed, Mahmood F Bhutta

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

December, 2020

ANZCA Webinar: Environmental Sustainability in Anaesthesia

A panel of experts explore environmental sustainability issues in anaesthesia practice and discuss the opportunities for research and innovation, such as collaborating with non-medical researchers, and trainee-led solutions to sustainable practice.

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

December, 2020

Green Endoscopy: a call for sustainability in the midst of COVID-19

Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology article introducing an overview of key challenges around sustainability in Endoscopy.

November, 2020

Patient information: Your anaesthetic and the environment

Information for patients on the environmental impact of anaesthesia.

"You may choose to use this information to ask your anaesthetist about your particular anaesthetic for your forthcoming procedure."

Royal College of Anaesthetists

October, 2020

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

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

SEA-G Spring Newletter

A wee bit late in uploading the SEA_G Spring newsletter but here it is. Thanks again to editor Sam Freeman.

kenneth.barker2@nhs.scot

CSH is hiring! Specialities Lead & Networks Coordinator

We are creating two new roles in my team at CSH - if you would like to help us work with clinical specialties and/or develop our online networks, please get in touch!