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Surgical InnovationsAnnouncement

25/11/2020 07:00

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RNS Number : 3776G  Surgical Innovations Group PLC  25 November 2020

Surgical Innovations Group plc
("Surgical Innovations", "SI" or the "Company")

 

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare collaboration

Aiming to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste in surgery

 

Surgical Innovations Group plc (AIM: SUN), the designer, manufacturer and
distributor of innovative medical technology for minimally invasive surgery,
announces its collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare ("CSH")
to support wider efforts in the UK and globally to reduce the environmental
impact of plastic waste in surgery.

 

This new collaboration with CSH will enable the validation of the Company's
environmental messaging and demonstrate the quantifiable cost and
environmental savings from a 'greener' operating room.  This data will then
help develop information and training for NHS hospitals and staff as they seek
to fulfil obligations on sustainability in the NHS, and follows the
publication in October 2020 of the NHS 'Net Zero' objective, described more
fully in the link below. Surgical Innovations' range of 'Resposable™'
surgical instruments is designed to provide class leading quality and
functionality, whilst reducing plastic waste by approximately 70% compared to
that generated from commonly used competing products.  In addition, CSH's
global network will help direct the Company's efforts to promote the Green
credentials of its "Resposable™ product portfolio to existing and new
international partners.

 

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is an independent registered
charity. Established in 2008, it works to help the NHS fulfil its commitment
to reduce its carbon footprint by 80% by 2050. It is now the one of the
foremost institutions in the world working on sustainable healthcare in
research and practice.

 

Adam Power, Group Development Director of SI, said: "The Centre for
Sustainable Healthcare is a leading independent provider of information and
training to NHS clinical staff and will be enormously helpful in providing
Surgical Innovations with an ethical and rigorous pathway to providing
hospitals with the information they need to fulfil the obligations set by NHS
England in the recent plan: '
(https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service.pdf)
Delivering a 'Net Zero' National Health Service
(https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service.pdf)
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Rachel Stancliffe, Founder and Director of the Centre for Sustainable
Healthcare, said: "We are delighted to be working with the team at Surgical
Innovations. Good, collaborative and ethical industry partners are a vital
part of transforming our health system for a sustainable future. Medical
devices make up a significant proportion of the carbon footprint of hospitals
and more sustainable alternatives are urgently needed if we are to meet our
targets for reducing environmental impact. SI has developed a practical,
accessible alternative to single-use surgical instruments and we look forward
to working closely to increase uptake of this and other innovative
alternatives."

 

(1)
https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service.pdf
(https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/10/delivering-a-net-zero-national-health-service.pdf)

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Surgical Innovations Group plc                       www sigroupplc com (http://www.sigroupplc.com/)
 Nigel Rogers, Chairman                               Tel: 0113 230 7597
 Charmaine Day, Company Secretary

 N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser & Broker)              Tel: 020 7496 3000
 Aubrey Powell (Corporate Finance)
 Rachel Hayes (Corporate Broking)

 Walbrook PR (Financial PR & Investor Relations)      Tel: 020 7933 8780 or si@walbrookpr.com (mailto:si@walbrookpr.com)
 Paul McManus / Lianne Cawthorne                      Mob: 07980 541 893 / 07584 391 303

 

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