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

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

What to do with your anaesthetic waste - waste segregation flow chart compendium

After a couple of years in the making I'm pleased to announce that the Association of Anaesthetists' guide on how to appropriately segregate anaest

Zero-waste operating theatres and Environmentally sustainable waste reduction and management service

Thank you to the many of you who got in contact about these initiatives.

Online survey and interview for GREEN-ICU research project

The GREEN-ICU research team is exploring ways t

Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sector

In celebration of #EarthDay2021, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has declared a #ClimateEmergency and released a

Re-use of 50ml syringes

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

CARE Webinar on The Future of Sustainability in Healthcare

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare have kindly made available their CARE Webinar on The Future of Sustainability in Healthcare.

zero-waste theatres

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I am a paediatric anaesthetist in Bristol and am keen to do what I can to reduce the environmental impact if healthcare.

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

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

Case study: Keeping patients awake and safe for cataract surgery

This project, which came about as part of CSH's Green Ward Competition held at Barts Health in 2019, reduced the unnecessary listing of patients for general anaesthetic in cataract surgery, saving time, money and carbon.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare & Barts Health NHS Trust

February, 2021

Review article: Environmental sustainability in anaesthesia and critical care

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125 (5): 680e692 (2020)
Forbes McGain, Jane Muret, Cathy Lawson and Jodi D. Sherman

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British Journal of Anaesthesia

August, 2020

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.

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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