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The use of renewable energies in healthcare settings has taken off in recent years, with clinical leaders coming round to the cost and environmental benefits it can bring. Yasir Khan of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme outlines an assurance framework for energy consumers
Pilgrim Hospital in Boston is heated by one of the most ambitious biomass projects the UK has seen. United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trusts’ Kevin Thoy talks about how it is cutting carbon and costs
Identifying measures that optimise carbon and financial savings in the complex NHS environment often requires specialist support, and the government-backed Green Investment Bank is well placed to provide that help, writes Gregor Paterson-Jones
Richard Pearson, project director of the Carbon and Energy Fund writes about the latest developments in efforts to make hospitals more sustainable, focusing on the benefits of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology
Richard Hipkiss of the Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA) outlines some of the steps managers can take to maintain high energy efficiency levels in the health service
Government-funded schemes across the country are taking place to demonstrate how the NHS can power its hospitals more efficiently, save on energy bills, and reduce its carbon emissions
Barts Health NHS Trust put the desire to improve the patient experience at the forefront of the agenda when devising its energy efficiency campaign, finds Chris Large from Global Action Plan
Will keeping the patient at the forefront of the agenda when devising an energy efficiency campaign improve its chances of success? Chris Large, partner at Global Action Plan, uses a pilot project at Barts Health NHS Trust to demonstrate that it can
‘NHS Hospitals and the Energy Hike’ looks at the impact of energy inflation on NHS Hospitals and outlines some of the steps to address and combat energy inflation over the next decade
Regardless of how well medical budgets are protected there will certainly be a re-assessment of policy following this prolonged cold spell, writes Richard Hipkiss, chairman of the ESTA
While GP surgeries and dental practices may not have large operating costs, they still have opportunities to make energy savings, as Alan Aldridge from ESTA explains
After upgrading its standby generators and installing smart metering at the Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust can now capitalise on demand response
With huge efficiency savings expected from the health sector over the coming years, all opportunities for improvement need to be systematically assessed. Savings can almost always be made through greater energy efficiency, even where programmes are already in place, argues Alan Aldridge, executive director of the Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA).
The NHS generates a massive 21 million tonnes of carbon per year and is faced with challenging reduction targets.
Alan Aldridge, executive director of the Energy Services and Technology Association, discusses the substantial financial rewards from implementing energy efficiency measures
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Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking
It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly
