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

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.

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ELHT 1st Green Newsletter

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

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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?

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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.

CONTRAfluran gas capture system

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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for

GREEN-ICU study seeking volunteers for survey and online interviews

The GREEN-ICU research study is seeking views o

Article on greening the operating theatre

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Sustainable Operating Theatre Design

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My research team are now recruiting for our project on sustainable operating theatre design.

Green Health Wales Launch: Raising Awareness, Building Will & Transferring Skill

Do you work in the healthcare sector in Wales? Are you concerned about the planetary health emergency?

“Greener Operations” James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership

The James Lind Alliance is a non-profit making initiative, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, which brings patients, carers and

Reusable Surgical Masks

Now, more than ever, is the time we need to introduce reusable surgical masks.

New Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare elearning programme

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has partnered with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh)(link is external) to develop elearning resources designed to equip healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills they need to deliver healthcare that is financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable.

Carbon Footprint of Anaesthetic Pathway

Does anyone have a Carbon Footprint of the Anaesthetic Pathway that they are happy to share - I appreciate this changes between trusts but as

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Carbon Footprint of General, Regional, and Combined Anaesthesia for Total Knee Replacements

'Health care itself contributes to climate change. Anesthesia is a “carbon hotspot,” yet few data exist to compare anesthetic choices.

Anesthesiology

December, 2021

12 Steps to Improve Environmental Impact from RCSEd

Check out the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's 12 quick steps to improve your environmental impact in operating theatres!

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

November, 2021

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

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

September, 2021

The Nitrous Oxide Project

August, 2021

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

Journal article summary - The carbon footprint of general anaesthetics: A case study in the UK

The carbon footprint of general anaesthetics: A case study in the UK

Xiaocheng Hu, JM Tom Pierce, Tim Taylor, Karyn Morrissey

Resources, Conservation & Recycling 167 (2021) 105411

April, 2021

Welsh Environmental Anaesthetic Network Project Drawdown resources

In 2019, the Welsh Environmental Anaesthetic Network (WEAN) launched "Project Drawdown" to encourage environmentally conscious anaesthetic practice in 8 hospitals around Wales, achieving an average reduction of 71% in carbon footprint from anaesthetic gases in the first year.

Welsh Environmental Anaesthetic Network

March, 2021

Case study: pioneering early mobilisation in a cardiac intensive care unit

Early mobilisation after open heart surgery reduced ventilation days by a mean of 4 days and reduced cardiac intensive care stay by a mean of 6 days.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

February, 2021

Help in process for analysing theatre waste

Hi, I am the Sustainability Engagement Officer for the RD&E Trust in Devon.

Laryngoscopes - disposable vs reusable

Hi all, would really like to hear from anyone who has experience of reusable laryngoscopes or of recycling laryngoscope blades.

Soda lime & canisters

Hi everyone. I have a slightly niche question that I've been asked by senior theatre nurses and don't have an answer for.

Sharing Hour - Anaesthetic Gases

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The next sharing hour will be held on Tuesday 14th December 2021 at 7pm

Refurbishing Anaesthetic Rooms to make them Greener!

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Diathermy/electrocautery recycling

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Before/after intervention study to determine impact on life-cycle carbon footprint of converting from single-use to reusable sharps containers in 40 UK NHS trusts

Carbon footprint of single-use & reusable sharps

Introducing team 5 of the Green Surgery Challenge

We are pleased to introduce the team from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust who will be joining

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

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

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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.

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