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Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Secto
Our article published today! "The contribution of anaesthesia to the environmental impact of healthcare is significant and visible, but amenable to change.
One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!).
Practice Greenhealth is an American organisation working to promote sustainable, eco-friendly practices in healthcare h
An example of how surgeons can help reduce carbon emissions outside of theatres too!
I am an anaesthetist and recently visited the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare while on sabbatical. Thank you to Rachel and Frances for meeting with me.
A really interesting article looking at the individual contribution of different methods of ‘greening’ strategies in operating theatres.
This (open access) paper compares the carbon footprint of 3 operating theatres (UK, US and Canada).
Environmentalism in surgical practice. Weiss, A et al. Current Problems in Surgery. April 2016; 53 (4): 165-205
What provision is there for recycling within your operating theatre?
In Sustainability in Ophthalmology the Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for leadership from the profession and the healthcare industry to develop best practice and integrate these into our s
The Oxford University Hospitals Trust has reduced the amount of waste going to landfill or incineration by introducing recycling into the operating theatre setting.
This is a poster I presented to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Orlando, Florida in December 2010, following work I'd done in the day theatre suite of Jersey General Hospital.
SAP is a programme to support clinical teams in taking action for sustainability. Structured around two facilitated workshops, SAP helps front-line staff to learn about sustainable healthcare
The AAGBI’s Anaesthesia and the environment section of their website.
