The health board has also shut pipelines Stracathro Hospital and Ninewells Hospital.
NHS Tayside has decommissioned all Nitrous Oxide cylinders and shut down the pipelines to prevent gas wastage in Perth Royal Infirmary .
A national aim of achieving net-zero emissions of anaesthetic gas by 2027 has been set as part of this programme and NHS Tayside aim to achieve this ambition through many initiatives. Clinical teams within NHS Tayside have been working in collaboration with colleagues in medical physics, pharmacy and estates to deliver a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across all acute hospital settings.
Public dental services in Perth and Kinross have also completed the decommissioned of their N2O cylinders. Other public dental services in Tayside are progressing towards decommissioning cylinders and shutting down their pipelines of N2O.Dr Pavan Bangalore, Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead for Sustainability and Climate Change said, "This is a great step forward in reducing the carbon footprint of NHS Tayside.
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