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NHSPS properties to switch to ‘100% renewable electricity’
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has announced two new energy contracts via Inspired Energy, via which British Gas will provide ‘100 per cent renewable electricity’, and Corona natural gas, to all the organisation’s properties across England by this month.
NHSPS is responsible for around 10 per cent of the NHS estate, totalling over 34 million ft2
5,000 employees.
per year. The organisation said: “The use of renewable electricity won’t increase costs to either NHSPS tenants or NHSPS. With the implementation of a new procurement strategy as part of the new contracts, this agreement will be
The move to 100% renewable electricity will offset over 40,000 tonnes of CO2
, with over 3,500 properties and
able to deliver some of the best prices in the market, while managing risk and maintaining budget certainty.” The move follows the launch of the ‘For a greener NHS’ campaign. The NHS is currently
responsible for around 4-5% of the UK’s carbon footprint. As well as switching to 100% renewable electricity, NHSPS is also committing £1.5 million in 2019/20 towards an LED upgrade programme, among other measures. Martin Steele, NHS Property Services COO (pictured), said: “Switching to 100% renewable electricity for all our buildings is a landmark moment in our efforts to transform our NHS portfolio into a sustainable estate. We take our responsibility towards reducing the environmental impact of our buildings very seriously.”
Packaged Plant Solutions re-location Baxi Heating UK has
announced proposals to move its Packaged Plant Solutions business from its current site in Milton Keynes to its ‘much larger’ manufacturing site in Bamber Bridge, near Preston in Lancashire (pictured).
The company said: “Our heating products are all warehoused in Preston, so we will be significantly reducing transportation, and therefore our carbon footprint, by manufacturing packaged plant rooms and skids of heating equipment at the same site. This proposal, if implemented following consultation, will regrettably result in
Appeal for ventilators and associated components BEIS (the Department of Business,
a number of job losses and the closure of the Milton Keynes site. However, it will also mean that a number of jobs will be redeployed at Preston. This reorganisation will consolidate and focus
our manufacturing, operational expertise, assembly, and distribution footprint, as a single site Centre of Excellence. We firmly believe that by consolidating our manufacturing activities onto one site, we can be better placed to meet the many challenges and opportunities that changes to the UK heating market present as we move towards a zero- carbon future.”
Energy & Industrial Strategy) says it is looking for organisations who can offer support in the supply of ventilators and ventilator components across the UK as part of the Government’s response to COVID-19. The Department is seeking suppliers with the ability to design, manufacture, or supply the following, in addition to those who have provided/provide medical training or logistics capabilities: n Air compressors/pumps. n Bellows. n Self-inflating bags. n Gas mixing valves. n Pressure regulators. n Flow control valves. n Solenoid valves. n Pressure relief valves. n Check valves/one-way valves. n Industrial automation components (safety relays, PLCs).
n Power supplies. n Electric motors, and motor controllers.
n Linear actuators and controllers. n Tubing and fittings. n Pressure sensors and indicators. n Oxygen sensors and indicators. n Flow sensors and indicators. n Manometers. n Heat and moisture exchanging filters (HMEFs).
n Air and HEPA filters
For further details, including on how suppliers can respond, visit:
https://ventilator.herokuapp.com
Hull lung screening initiative launched ‘in drive to save lives’
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Humber, Coast and Vale Cancer Alliance have launched a lung cancer screening initiative in partnership with Cobalt, EMS Healthcare, and Siemens Healthineers, which is bringing lung health checks ‘into the hearts of communities across the city’, as part of a national drive by NHS England to save lives by encouraging screenings for early diagnoses.
This is the second lung screening initiative that EMS Healthcare, a mobile medical unit provider, has supported NHS England on. Under an initiative launched at Hull’s KCOM Stadium, Hull residents aged 55-74 with a history of smoking who attend a Hull GP practice
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from Sir Mike Richards – the NHS’s first cancer director, and the former CQC Chief Inspector of Hospitals – which emphasised the need for ‘flexibility of cancer screenings’ to enable the NHS to meet its target of saving 55,000 more people annually by 2030 via early diagnosis. The report’s recommendations included bringing mobile units to key community hubs.
will be offered a free NHS lung health check at a mobile facility. The latest Siemens mobile CT scanner, provided by Cobalt, is connected to EMS Healthcare’s support units, which enables the Trust to offer screenings on a flexible basis and move throughout the city. The scheme follows a recent report
The DDA-compliant mobile medical unit incorporates a mobile CT scanner from medical technology specialist, Siemens Healthineers, and features private consultation rooms, a welcome area, patient toilet facilities, and a staff area. The three-trailer unit is equipped with ‘an array of specialist equipment’.
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