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Posted on July 8, 2021

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Recycling Streams in Theatre

Posted on October 18, 2021

Operating theatres produce 20-33% of total hospital waste, including up to 60% of the hospitals’ regulated medical waste. Ensuring we reduce, reuse and recycle where possible can have a substantial impact on costs ($ and eCO2) and waste. An example of streams that are easy to recycle in a tertiary hospital is available on the…

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Greening Surgical Care

Posted on October 18, 2021

A recent article in the Journal of Climate Change and Health by Asfaw et al from the Cleavland Clinic has given us some ideas which we’ve synthesised into the below table for easy digestion! What ideas do you have to add? Tell us on twitter SUMMARY POINT PRIMARY DRIVER CHANGE IDEAS HVAC ‘setback’ Reduce energy…

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Guide: Setting up a Green Theatres Group.

Posted on August 20, 2021

Setting up a GTG in your hospital starts with a conversation with your colleagues. A GTG can achieve great things as a front-line staff driven team and then amplify it’s achievements by networking with other GTGs and engaging health service executives. Dr Adam Crossley, from Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals shares some of his wisdom:…

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Where does the Green Theatre Network Fit in?

Posted on August 1, 2021

GTN aims to provide a network for Green Theatre Groups at each hospital to collaborate. The GTN can then provide a statewide advocacy to a variety of bodies including state health departments, professional bodies and other related organisations. The Green Theatre Groups at each hospital provide an opportunity for multidisciplinary staff and hospital leaders to…

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We’re just preparing the theatre for you….

Posted on July 8, 2021

The Green Theatres Network started in Western Australia as a way to share ideas between hospitals on how to make theatres more sustainable. We will be uploading resources and sharing our progress here soon. Stay tuned.

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Environmental sustainability for perioperative services across WA. https://t.co/wxD5hUoRKi #ditchthedes #reducereuserecycle

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wagreentheatres Green Theatres Network WA @wagreentheatres ·
30 Nov

Join @tra2sh1 tomorrow to learn more about sustainability!

TRA2SH Collaboration @tra2sh1

Tomorrow is our 2nd #TRA2SHCon22 celebrating the great work of some of our members. Please join via this link and join us online at 7pm-8:30pm AEDT. https://bit.ly/TRA2SHCon22

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https://www.tra2sh.org/tra2shcon22

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tra2sh1 TRA2SH Collaboration @tra2sh1 ·
30 Nov

Tomorrow is our 2nd #TRA2SHCon22 celebrating the great work of some of our members. Please join via this link and join us online at 7pm-8:30pm AEDT. https://bit.ly/TRA2SHCon22

Please share!

https://www.tra2sh.org/tra2shcon22

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assoc_anaes Association of Anaesthetists @assoc_anaes ·
18 Nov

Use of desflurane is at its lowest levels across the NHS, with at least 40 trusts eliminating it altogether. Anaesthetic gases = 2% of NHS carbon footprint, so this is a significant success story on the road to delivering net zero.

As per @GreenerNHS

https://bit.ly/3gnKu25

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wagreentheatres Green Theatres Network WA @wagreentheatres ·
17 Nov

Love this! Green Theatre Checklist for all the team!

Jasmine Winter Beatty @jasminewbc

So very excited to finally launch our Intercollegiate 🌿*Green Theatre Checklist🐝 & Compendium of evidence*💚 with @RCSEd @RCSnews @rcpsglasgow!
#FS2022
What changes can you make today to decrease your environmental impact?
Download it here & find out: https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/professional-support-development-resources/environmental-sustainability-and-surgery/green-theatre-checklist

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gingersauruz Jess Davies @gingersauruz ·
14 Nov

Aus net zero and circular economy conference is on next tues 22nd - hear me, Kirsten Wyssusek and Rebecca Evered speak! It will be recorded and is online only. @WAGreenTheatres @healthy_climate

http://australiancircular.com/event/circular-economy-in-healthcare-online-event/

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