New initiative to make operating theatres more efficient

This weekend, Glasgow will host a conference to encourage other nations to follow suit

This report does contain images of surgery.

Efforts to reduce the gasses used in anaesthetic is helping hospitals in turn, reduce their carbon footprint.

The Green Theatres Initiative was started by doctors to make operating theatres more energy efficient – currently they’re responsible for a quarter of all hospital waste.

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