Episode 168: How to be Greener in Surgery part 1

In the UK, the National Health Service accounts for 5.4% of the carbon emissions for the whole country! Surgery accounts for 5-10% of this total. The target is an 80% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2028. Find out what's going on and what you and your unit can do to save slow global warming in this podcast by @CleoKenington, Emergency Surgeon and ASGBI lead for sustainability.

This is everyone's problem - be part of the solution!

Links to helpful sites below:

Resources for how to offer lifestyle advice to prevent disease:

http://makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/training/healthy-lifestyle-information/

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/making-every-contact-count/

To promote Shared decision making and improved perioperative see Centre for Perioperative care:

https://cpoc.org.uk/about-cpoc

Lean Healthcare pathways

https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/what-we-do/green-surgery-challenge

Companies that produce reusable kit:

Hybrid Laparoscopic Ports, scissors & Clip applicators

https://www.surginno.com/resposable-8-2/

Reprocessed Harmonic scalpels

https://www.vanguard-medical.com/harmonic-scalpel/

The zero waste operating theatre:

https://www.ecoquip.eu/procurement-projects/towards-zero-waste-operating-theatres.html