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PRINT MANAGEMENT


Print management in the NHS can be streamlined and improved by using resources efficiently and reducing unnecessary wastage. Kate Ashley reports.


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October this year, the pre- sentation ‘Re-think Print:


Implementing an efficient print management strategy to reduce cost, waste and environmental im- pacts’ took place at the Healthcare Efficiency through Technology Expo, advising on the best ways to improve practice.


Sponsored by Kyocera Mita (UK) Ltd, this set out how the health service can implement an effec- tive print management strategy to reduce costs, waste and the impact on the environment.


Hundreds of thousands of pages are wasted each year in the NHS, and practices to reduce this over- spend include printing double- sided, reading information on- screen, eliminating unnecessary duplicates, and ensuring the cor- rect documents are printed and collected from the printer.


Poor print management incurs the cost of raw materials, including trees, water, oil and ink, as well as manufacturing, energy and trans- port expenditure.


The presentation celebrated the fact that there has been a decrease in printing levels over the past 12


months but highlighted the fact that variation of cost of office sup- plies could be reduced to ensure procurement of cheaper resources.


Research demonstrated that Gov- ernment spending can vary from £8-£73 for a box of paper and £86-£398 for printer cartridges.1


This means that there is great potential for the NHS to save by identifying suppliers that provide products for the best value for money.


The company also suggested that the health service should gather data about the workforce’s print- ing activity and hold regular re- view meetings to ensure that any changes in workflows or priorities are accommodated.


This will ease pressure on IT sup- port staff, ensure greater produc- tivity and help the NHS to save money by reducing its carbon emissions.


1. Sir Philip Green’s efficiency review www. cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/effi- ciency-review-sir-philip-green-key-findings- and-recommendations


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