Case Studies – Greener NHS

Here you will find links to case studies from different parts of the region on schemes and plans to achieve the goal: 

Sickness to Prevention

Case study – NHS- GMCA Collaboration to support Eco 4 flex health referrals 

Case study – Home Energy Efficiency improvements to support people’s health

 

Hospital to Community 

Case study – Community Wound Care Transformation

Case study – Bikes for community visits

 

Action in Primary Care

Case study – Supporting GP’s on their journey to Net Zero

Case study – Net Zero Primary Care Lead

Case study – Green Initiatives at Tarleton Group practice

 

Clinical Transformation

Case study – Improving sustainability in urgent suspected skin cancer pathway

Case study – Introduction of clozapine one stop clinics

Case study – Radiotherapy

Case study – Green Diagnostic Labs at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals – LEAF pilot

 

Medicines

Case study – Medicines Waste Audit

Case study – Greener Respiratory Care

Case study – Nitrous Oxide: The Great Escape

Case study – The Environmental Benefits of Using Prefilled ‘Emergency’ Drugs

 

Travel and Transport

Case study – Improvements to Taxi authorisation process

Case study – Sustainable Travel Challenge

Case study – Donor Milk Satellite Depots

 

Estates and facilities

Case study – Westmorland Hospital Innovation & improvement work to reduce energy consumption

 

Workforce

Case study – Pharmacy Sustainability Training

 

Supply chain and procurement

Case study- Walking Aids

Case study – Community Equipment Service

Case study – Bolton Coolsticks

Case study – Gloves-Off

Case study – Switching to Reusable Theatre Caps

 

Food and nutrition

Case study – Healthy Eating Retail Unit

 

Green Space & Biodiversity

Case study – Bee Hives

Case study – Wellbeing Garden

Case study – Biodiversity improvements

Case study – Nature Recovery Ranger