Sustainable Hospital Award

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The environment in which people live and work, has a key influence on their health. This award recognises the NHS hospital that has made progress towards sustainability through the smarter use of energy, transport, waste management etc in order to strive towards a reduced impact of healthcare facilities on the environment.

H Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has the secondlargest backlog of repairs for any hospital in the country with its buildings and infrastructure well beyond their expected life. Under such circumstances, sustainability and buildings carbon savings is challenging but the new sustainability team have turned it into an opportunity to bring efficiencies and improvements. This includes zero carbon emissions from electricity consumption, zero domestic waste to landfill, 25 tonnes of food waste turned into green energy, and mandatory sustainability awareness training course developed for all staff.

H Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS Hospital Trust to officially become Carbon Literate, allowing it to take an important step towards its goal of becoming one of the greenest NHS trusts in the UK. The trust’s Sustainability Team has been working closely with the Carbon Literacy Project since April this year as part of a new initiative to deliver the first Carbon Literacy training specifically focused on healthcare and the NHS, to help its staff become Carbon Literate. Amongst the pledges, LTH has promised to establish an energy reduction strategic steering group and write a carbon reduction strategy.

H Northumbria Healthcare

The pandemic has resulted in a huge increase in the use of disposable face masks across society, not least in healthcare settings, and Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is currently using around 70,000 every week. Now, with Northumbria Healthcare having joined the first wave of NHS organisations to install a special recycling machine, masks worn by staff, patients and visitors at hospitals in Northumberland and North Tyneside are now being recycled.

H South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the first trust in England to achieve an international environmental management award for all its hospitals. The ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System is an international model designed for all organisations that demonstrate assurance to the environment and sustainability. It is regularly reviewed and audited by external auditors to ensure that compliance is maintained and continuous improvement is delivered. With a special focus on the healthcare sector, Philips Monitors aims to deliver products that focus on maximum flexibility, efficiency and security.

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“The UK healthcare sector has served us tremendously this year as we were all facing unknown challenges. We are happy and proud to sponsor this year’s Health Business awards as a means of acknowledging the NHS’s singular efforts of the past months,” says Philips Monitors Regional Sales Director Paul Butler.

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