NET ZERO BUILDINGS
A small but mighty cog Working towards a Net Zero NHS is complex, but for NHSPS, Devizes is just a small, but nevertheless, mighty cog in the green machine. NHSPS is continuously working to improve patient care while delivering a greener NHS. Last year, we published our new Green Plan for the period up to 2025, which is part of our wider Delivering a Greener NHS programme. It includes plans, actions, and timescales detailing how we help reduce carbon emissions, supporting NHS England’s Greener NHS campaign.4
The
Green Plan is divided into eight areas of focus – from workforce and leadership, and digital transformation, to supply chain and procurement, estates and facilities, transport, and more. Across the areas of focus, we support our customers in their transition to Net Zero through decarbonisation. We believe that sustainability values should be embedded in everything that the NHS does. There is great hope on the horizon, with Devizes showing green building credentials that will set a standard for future projects. With the NHS’ 75th birthday on the horizon, this will be a time to celebrate the best of the NHS, including the incredible progress we’ve made in creating a greener service, and to showcase our continued commitment towards Net Zero, with the Devizes Health
Andrew Strange
Andrew Strange (MRTPI) is a town planning expert who has transferred his skills to lead property strategy work at NHS Property Services (NHSPS). His previous roles have included working in town planning in local government and NHS estate, and as regional director of a built environment consultancy. He has been involved in the disposal of much surplus NHS estate across the country, including major developed green belt sites and former institutions, and major investment proposals, including residential, mixed use, and healthcare schemes. At NHSPS, in his role of Regional Partnership director for the Midlands, he is charged with seeking to facilitate the effective, efficient, and economic use of the organisation’s buildings to support NHS service delivery for the benefit of patients, carers, and staff. He works across the 11 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships and Integrated Care Systems in the Midlands, including with NHS commissioners and NHS and other provider organisations, to deliver savings and identify investment priorities across the NHSPS portfolio. He is currently leading proposals to develop two new integrated care centres, and projects to ensure the best use of NHSPS health centres and community hospital sites across the Midlands.
Centre being at the epicentre of the focus. Climate change has been widely
recognised as one of the greatest threats to public health, and we at NHSPS are committed to reducing our environmental impact and promoting sustainable healthcare, enabling the NHS to deliver excellent patient care now and in the future.
References 1 NHS. Drive for energy efficient healthcare
is delivering for patients and planet. ‘Blog’ by NHS England. 18 October 2022.
2 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. 2022. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / BEIS. 1 October 2020.
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3 British Medical Association. NHS backlog data analysis. 2022. Available at: https://
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4 NHS Property Services. The NHSPS Green Plan 2022. Available at: https://tinyurl. com/ptm8vdmh
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