National Green Theatres Programme

Identify, develop and release carbon saving actions.

Work with clinicians and support staff to identify potential new carbon saving actions
through the Speciality Delivery Group (SDG).
Work with clinicians and support staff to develop guidance and resources to support
implementation of carbon saving actions.
Work with national bodies, including Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland, to enable change.
Release carbon saving actions through a planned quarterly cycle.

Strategic Priorities: Planetary Health, Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions and Supporting workforce.

Board Engagement and Clinical Leadership

Promote opportunities for Boards to connect and share learning and successes.
Utilise the Speciality Delivery Group (SDG) to support Boards to share progress and learning in implementing carbon saving actions.
Convene, where required, topic specific workshops with subject matter experts to provide a forum to discuss and address challenges in implementing carbon saving actions.
Where appropriate, establish project groups to support implementation of carbon saving actions.
Develop case studies outlining how actions have been realised and publish results and key findings from pilot projects.

Strategic Priorities: Stakeholder engagement and collaboration; Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions.

Demonstrating impact through Measurement and analysis

Deploy measurement plan to support progress and demonstrate impact
Review and refine the measurement plan on a quarterly basis.
Maintain a high level of Board engagement to support accurate and timely completion of the measurement plan.
Scope out potential to automate data collection process to improve the robustness of data, reduce workload and minimise the potential for data errors.

Strategic Priorities: National reporting and strategic oversight; Data and evidence.

Embed national Green Theatre principals into future national design and guidance

Establish links with NHS Assure and identify deliverable actions.
Review, refine and develop actions to contribute into future NHS Scotland building design.
Identify relevant engineering and structural actions to be incorporated into Scottish Health Technical Memoranda (SHTM) and national guidance.
Promote new and revised SHTM guidance as appropriate.
Work with national partners to maximise opportunities to influence development of guidance.

Strategic Priorities: Planetary Health, Promoting and implementing sustainable solutions.

Supporting Innovation

Encourage principles of environmental sustainability to be included in educational curriculum.
Review, refine and develop actions to contribute into future innovation opportunities.
Explore opportunities to harness innovation and research in partnership with academia and industry.

Strategic Priorities: Stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

Scope out opportunities for expansion of programme into other high impact areas

Scope out opportunity to develop green endoscopy, green renal, green laboratories and green pathways programme areas.
Understand the potential and priorities for a national programme to implement high impact changes.
Establish the programme, governance and delivery approach for new programme areas following the design phase.

Strategic Priorities: Planetary Health; National reporting and strategic oversight.