Jonny Groome
Paediatric Anaesthetic Consultant
Barts Health NHS Trust and Nuffield Health
Dr Jonny Groome MBBS BSc FRCA
Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia at The Royal London Hospital, and Honorary Associate Professor of Sustainability at UCL.
Subspecialising in paediatric anaesthesia Jonny is concerned about the future of the patients he serves, and the impact healthcare and other industries are having on our planet. 9 years ago, he set up The Greener Healthcare & Sustainability Project (GHASP), a national multidisciplinary group working to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare in the UK and beyond. Over time GHASP has grown to a be group of over one hundred dedicated volunteers from all over the world working out of four domains; education, improvement, advocacy, and consulting. In 2021 GHASP were voted the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Team of the Year at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards.
Jonny is the Associate Medical Lead for Sustainability at Nuffield Health, the UKs largest healthcare charity. He has extensive experience working alongside healthcare organisations, suppliers, professional bodies, and the building industry helping them towards a future of net zero emissions.
Jonny is the Climate Director of the Tottenham Creative Climate Collaborative, an organisation working to empower communities into positive and ongoing climate action, through creativity.
To learn more about GHASP and sustainable healthcare go to https://www.ghasp.org.uk/
What others say:
“GASP provides an example of how young doctors can take the lead in promoting sustainable healthcare. This volunteer group has ambition and catalysed carbon reducing action across a wide spectrum of health services, which left us amazed.” – BMJ Awards Judging Panel 2021.
Presentations and podcasts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWGJBFuseY&t=18s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBxh0F9Fu_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arpamq7iQyI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52MnENyoF20
