@GreenerNHS

The #GreenerNHS programme @NHSEngland. Improving health by tackling climate change. Helping deliver a net zero NHS and supporting sustainability.

 London, Leeds, Cambridge
england.nhs.uk/greenernhs
Joined October 2010
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🚴‍♀️ For the second year running, bikes have been gifted free of charge to members of staff at @MidYorkshireNHS! It's part of a project aiming to reduce waste and increase sustainability. Together, creating a #GreenerNHS.🟢 👉 midyorks.nhs.uk/news/recircu…
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🔊LISTEN | The latest episode of our #TransformingPrimaryCare podcast is now live! In this episode, primary care colleagues discuss the financial and environmental benefits of reducing medicines wastage. 🎧england.nhs.uk/north-east-yo… @PrimaryCareNHS
New episode. Reducing medicines wastage in our comunities. Transforming Primary Care podcast.

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🌞@allofusinmind are installing more than 1,300 solar panels at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield! The project🗣️"...will reduce carbon emissions, improve energy resilience and generate substantial savings..." 🌍 👉 southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/20… #GreenerNHS
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Where can we make the biggest impact in reducing the carbon footprint of #urology care❓ A new GIRFT led study highlights priority pathways, from high-volume outpatient care to carbon intensive surgery. 👉Read more ow.ly/xkAc50ZjbvN #GIRFT #NetZeroNHS @GreenerNHS #NHS
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@NHSEnglandLDNJun 12
Congratulations to @ImperialNHS for their North London Sleep Services and Imperial Health Impact lab which won the Sustainable Healthcare Award at the inaugural #NHSExcellenceAwards. 🏆 This year’s finalists and winners represent the best of the NHS, whose work will be shared nationally to inspire others. Well done! Find out more: england.nhs.uk/london/2026/0…
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🌿🆕GIRFT greener pathway for urinary tract stones. ✅ 18 practical actions across the pathway 🌍 Potential to reduce emissions by 9,901 tonnes CO₂e/year 👩‍⚕️ Better outcomes + fewer patient visits More/download guide: ow.ly/MUVU50Z9u2L #NetZero #Sustainability #Urology
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📢NHS England has published new guidance on the April 2027 milestone of the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, setting out future Carbon Reduction Plan requirements for NHS procurement. Read & prepare early: ow.ly/wvWz50Z9s45 #GreenerNHS
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Are you a member of our Greener NHS Knowledge Hub on @FutureNHS? We use it to share knowledge and best practice to help the NHS deliver its commitment to reaching net zero carbon for a #GreenerNHS Find out more👇 future.nhs.uk/sustainability…
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Thanks to funding from @GBEgovuk our solar installation project at Leighton Hospital is now complete. Reducing energy bills and reinvesting savings into frontline services! #SolarPower #GreenerNHS @energygovuk @GreenerNHS #Crewe #NorthWest #SolarPower ☀️🏥 ow.ly/KXGu50Z2C3O
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As @GBEgovuk marks its first year, it’s fantastic that 162 NHS sites have completed their solar installations! This will help reduce energy bills and reinvest savings into frontline services 🏥 ow.ly/cOfc50Z0fMb #GreenerNHS @energygovuk
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225 schools and colleges and 162 NHS sites in England now have GBE-funded solar, cutting energy bills. Today we're announcing £25 million more for solar at up to 40 additional NHS sites - bringing the total to over 300, with an estimated £360 million in savings.
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🏆Teams & individuals across the North East & Yorkshire have been named as regional champions in the first #NHSExcellenceAwards! 👏 Including a team at @NCICNHS, who have being recognised for a sustainability project that has benefited local communities. england.nhs.uk/north-east-yo…
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Find out more about the progress we are making towards our net zero ambition and how to get involved in building a #GreenerNHS by signing up for our email bulletin. ow.ly/btKu50XAyyj
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🌞@NHSHHP will soon have the largest array of solar panels in the NHS! Over 24,000 panels, will help to power hospitals & reduce energy bills by around £1.8 million a year. 🟢 Together creating a #GreenrNHS. nlg.nhs.uk/news/hospitals-to…
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Are you a member of our Greener NHS Knowledge Hub on @FutureNHS? We use it to share knowledge and best practice to help the NHS deliver its commitment to reaching net zero carbon for a #GreenerNHS Find out more👇 future.nhs.uk/sustainability…
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On our lunchtime webinar today, we shared our Greener Total Hip Replacement Pathway, along with evidence‑based recommendations to cut emissions & improve patient care + insights from @NorthumbriaNHS short‑stay model. Miss it? Catch up here 👇ow.ly/QESe50Yswr9 @GreenerNHS
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NHS England
@NHSEnglandFeb 20
Are you proud of the positive impact your team has on patient care? Share your story through the NHS Excellence Awards. Entries are open now for organisations and providers working in partnership with the NHS. ️ ➡️ england.nhs.uk/nhsawards
Image reads, NHS Excellence Awards 2026. Showcase your achievements that improve patient care. Enter by Friday 6 March 2026.

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🌿Join us on 11/3 for our webinar on making total hip replacement more environmentally sustainable. We’ll share our new greener pathways guidance on decarbonising the THR pathway, plus insights & a case study on day‑case hip surgery. 🔗ow.ly/qS8W50YcLCv #GreenerNHS #Ortho
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Today RCEM celebrated new GreenED accredited hospitals, bringing the total to 67. This cohort will deliver an estimated £216k and 131,502kg CO2e in savings, showing how climate action supports NHS England priorities of efficiency, quality and resilience. ow.ly/pVlt50YiPO9

A&Es deliver estimated 131,502kg of CO2e savings through latest cycle of RCEM’s GreenED Programme -...

20/02/26 - This result underscores the achievements of eleven EDs which have been awarded a GreenED accreditation.

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The Chief Sustainability Officer's Clinical Fellow Scheme offers clinicians with a passion for sustainable healthcare the unique opportunity to work directly on embedding net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care. Find out more 👉 ow.ly/Bl8z50Vcwj5 #GreenerNHS
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