We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

  • Hazen Clough (WG Chair)

    Angela Blakiston (Nursing Lead)

    Karl Askew (ANUM, equipment)

    Martin Walsh (ANUM)

    Jacqueline Regan (acting NUM)

    Amita Ranjitkar

    Esther Fulton-grigg

    Garry Beckwith (Equipment expert)

    Grace Wilkinson (Education officer)

    Madison Wilkie

    Samantha Collins (Education officer)

    Siobhan Williams

  • Tim Haydon (Medical Lead)

    Elizabeth Winson (Education Officer)

  • Ingrid Cary

  • Blake Griffiths

  • Garry Beckwith

  • Donovan Pharoe (Support Staff Lead)

The Team

SVH Intensive Care Unit Subcommittee

From left: Siobhan, Elizabeth, Tim, Donovan, Jacqui, Hazen, Martin, Garry

Sustainability wins

  • Co-mingle recycle bin in ICU

  • PVC recycling

  • Moved from disposable (non-sterile) gowns to reusable

  • Recycling of batteries, e-waste

  • Recycling of “Hovermats” for re-use in an animal shelter

Current issues and ideas

  • Would like to move from disposable gowns to reusable for sterile gowns and other medical equipment

  • Aim to reduce kitchen waste and minimise disposable products

  • Incentivise active transport to work (scope 1 emissions) and aim to seek sponsorship to supply prizes - every person who walks, ride or used public transport could receive a ticket to go into the draw.

Current activities

Goals

  • Audit for contamination and education ramped up to improve co-mingle recycling

  • Reinforce processes for e-waste and recycling

  • Audit for common medical procedures so as to reinforce practice of opening only what is absolutely required

  • Revise procedural packs to remove any uncommonly used products

Activity in the intensive care unit