Mahmood Bhutta

Chair in ENT, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Honorary Consultant and Green Lead, University Hospitals Sussex

Mahmood has a long-standing interest in sustainability, particularly in healthcare supply chains. In 2006 he founded the Medical Fair and Ethical Trade Group (hosted at the British Medical Association) in response to labour rights abuses in the manufacture of medical products, including surgical instruments, gloves and textiles. In recent years he has also worked on the environmental harms of surgical care, and has been commissioned to chair a national report on sustainable surgery.

Sessions

09-Nov-2021

10:20– 11:05
Sustainability and the Green Patient Pathway

“Future Surgery 2021 will be the first of its kind in the UK, drawing on the work our Commission on the Future of Surgery has done to predict the transformation in the medical care for millions of patients.”
Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
“Driven by changes in digital technologies and our fast-evolving understanding of genomics, innovations are expected to affect how we undertake surgery, and how we train surgeons in future.”
Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
"Alongside the conference organisers, CloserStill, we aim to deliver a high-quality event that will provide both professional development and discussion space for surgeons and their teams."
Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
"We look forward to welcoming colleagues to what promises to be a very high-quality programme and an exciting two days of thought-provoking training and engagement with medical suppliers."
Andrew Reed, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of England