PPE people.
NHS Shared Business Services has launched its inaugural ‘Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management’ framework to help the NHS meet its net zero targets.
Data numbers.
Dr Martin Farrier, chief clinical information officer at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on data
A forest with a beaker in it.
Anna Edwards, innovation project manager at Health Innovation West Midlands, discusses how we can reduce the environmental impacts of medicines and the challenges being faced to achieve this.
A row of elecric car chargers.
Energy costs are high, especially for a large medical sites. One hospital has come up with an innovative solution.
A row of fire extinguishers.
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) looks at best practice for fire safety in public buildings.
A sign says 'NHS'. A car park in the background is out of focus with a blue car visible.
In the stressful environment of hospitals and healthcare settings, signage plays a crucial role in guiding patients, visitors, and healthcare staff.
A block of RAAC.
In October last year, the Department of Health and Social Care published an updated list on hospital sites in England that are confirmed to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). But what does it all mean?

What’s going on in healthcare parking right now?
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.
The use of and therefore waste generated from small medical equipment, particularly that which is single use, can pose problems environmentally and economically. While each individual case may not seem that consequential, the collective impact is significant