Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023.
Team members:
- Laura Vale, Senior Operating Department Practitioner
- Krithea Baker, Recovery Nurse Practitioner,
- Gemma Beckett, Clinical and Operational Lead
Aims:
- Introduce remanufactures harmonic scalpels into laparoscopic gynaecology and colorectal surgery (purchasing a 67:33 ratio of remanufactured/new scalpels).
- Switch from single use to reusable surgical gowns. Potential impact is based on a switch across the Trust theatres
Impact
Scalpels save 395 kgCO2e and £50,524 per year. No difference was noted by staff or for patient outcomes with use of a refurbished scalpel.
Reusable gowns save 52.5 tonnes CO2e and £23,310 per year. 98.6% staff found the reusable gowns clinically acceptable.
Click here for more information on the Green Team Competition (including organisation impact reports).
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