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
Case study – Children’s Cancer Care Closer to Home
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 – Reducing Energy and Single Use Items in Clinical Laboratories
Case study – Improving sustainability in urgent suspected skin cancer pathway
Case study – Introduction of clozapine one stop clinics
Case study – Green Diagnostic Labs at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals – LEAF pilot
Case study – My Green Lab Accreditation
Medicines
Case study – New Medicines Re-dispensing Process
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
Case study – Stop Idling Campaign
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 – Community Equipment Service
Case study – Bolton Coolsticks
Case study – Switching to Reusable Theatre Caps
Case study – Walking Aid Re-use
Food and nutrition
Case study – Healthy Eating Retail Unit
Green space and biodiversity
Case study – Biodiversity improvements
Case study – Nature Recovery Ranger
Case study – Increasing biodiversity and staff connections to nature
Case study – Re-wilding at Fairfield Hospital