Actions for implementation
The National Green Theatres Programme is supporting NHS Scotland Boards to implement a wide range of carbon saving actions (known as opportunities for change) that relate to structural, system/equipment and practice changes.
Published actions for implementation
The table below outlines the carbon-saving actions that have been published and the potential annual carbon and green dividend savings to NHS Scotland.
Click on the action name to find out more about the action and how it should be implemented.
|
Action |
Date first published |
Date |
Annual |
Annual |
|
Remove Desflurane |
|
N/A |
6,400 tonnes |
£834,000 |
|
Switch off of out of hours Anaesthetic Gases Scavenging Systems (AGSS) |
May 2023 |
N/A |
232 tonnes |
£270,000 |
|
Change to Surgical Fluid Suction System that discharges into grey water system |
May 2023 |
N/A |
75 tonnes |
£235,000 |
|
May 2023 |
N/A |
38 tonnes |
£53,000 |
|
|
May 2023 |
N/A |
353 tonnes |
£473,809 |
|
|
May 2023 |
September 2023 |
6,486 tonnes |
To be confirmed |
|
|
Switch off of out of hours Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) |
May 2023 |
September 2023 |
5,937 tonnes |
£3,587,549 |
|
October 2023 |
December 2023 |
135 tonnes |
£40,959 |
|
|
October 2023 |
N/A |
12 tonnes |
£257,000 |
|
|
April 2024 |
N/A |
96.5 tonnes |
TBD locally |
|
| Lean Surgical Trays |
July 2024 |
N/A |
402 tonnes |
Not available |
| Reducing the unnecessary use of sterile gloves |
November 2024 |
N/A |
1,591 tonnes |
£2.5 million |
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