Resource library

Key learning point “Finding money for green initiatives is always difficult, It would be wonderful if the Unit would re-invest some of its cost savings into more carbon reductions, for example to…

This collection of papers from theBritish Dental Journalexplores how dentistry canbe carried out more sustainably and covers topicsincluding procurement, climate change, waste disposal, energy use and…

Thedegroeneic.nl website is in Dutch forThe Green ICU partnership in the Netherlands, but Chrome has a translation extension to read the content in English.

This Sustainable Hospital website is a Dutch initiative connecting researchers with expertise in engineering, design and policy (TU Delft); medical sciences (Erasmus MC); operations & technology…

Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023. The project report highlights changes and initiatives implemented to reduce food cost, CO2 emissions and food…

RCNresourcesto use in your workplace to raise awareness of appropriate glove use - these include a poster, a leaflet and a selfie board. The resources can be used in any way that fits in with your…

Project completed as part of the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide Issue to be addressed: 5% of the carbon footprint of acute…

One way of reducing waste in theatre is to think about the surgical instruments we use (or open and don’t use!). This study does not focus on environmental sustainability, but does look at reducing…

Practice Greenhealth is an American organisation working to promote sustainable, eco-friendly practices in healthcare https://practicegreenhealth.org/initiatives/greening-operating-room. This tool can…

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, with funding from Health Education England, developed this free-to-access Guide for improving the sustainability of a dental practice. The Guideis intended…