Tag: NHS

Innovative waste management procurement solution helps NHS achieve Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

Leading corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched its inaugural ‘Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management‘ framework agreement designed to help the NHS meet net zero. The framework agreement has been developed in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and suppliers of pioneering sustainable waste management services and technologies. It gives NHS organisations and the public sector access to carefully vetted vendors of innovative, sustainable waste management solutions, like pyrolysis…

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Morrisons partners with NHS to put vital cancer awareness messaging on underwear labels

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons and the NHS are working together to put advice on underwear labels urging people to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer. The Nutmeg branded underwear featuring NHS advice will be in 240 Morrisons stores nationwide, initially in boxer shorts and followed by crop top bras in the coming months.  The NHS guidance will be displayed on the fabric labels alongside the standard sizing and care information. There will also be a QR code on the packaging and tags linking customers through…

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NHS on course to achieve net zero carbon status by 2040, aided by NHS Property Services ambitious Green Plan

Stuart Mitchell

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) publishes three-year Green Plan focusing on decarbonising the NHS estate, supporting customers in their transition to net zero, and helping the NHS adapt to mitigate the impact of climate change. This plan is part of the organisation’s ‘Delivering a Greener NHS’ programme, which aims to achieve NHS England’s ambition for a net zero carbon NHS by 2040. The drive follows initial efforts to reduce NHS impact on the environment, with 99% NHSPS waste now diverted from landfill. NHS Property Services today announced the publication of its…

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NHS launches lifesaving campaign to tackle heart attack myths

Stuart Mitchell

The NHS has launched a new lifesaving campaign to encourage people to dial 999 when they are having early signs of a heart attack. Backed by celebrities including One Foot in the Grave actor Richard Wilson and Sky Sports presenter ‘Tubes’ – the campaign will tackle a number of common heart attack myths, after research identified that three in four people thought a heart attack was the same as a cardiac arrest. The new polling also showed that fewer than half of people said they would dial 999 if they…

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Microsoft joins global group of companies that will support NHS journey to Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

Microsoft has teamed up with other large NHS suppliers from across the world to support the health service’s plan to become more environmentally friendly. The NHS aims to reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2045 after warning that climate change will disrupt healthcare, with poor environmental health contributing to major illnesses such as asthma, heart disease and cancer. More than 60% of the NHS’s carbon footprint is based within its supply chain, and the organisation uses products from more than 80,000 suppliers that provide medical equipment, food, business and office…

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