A new report details the steps NHS Lanarkshire is taking to tackle climate change and meet environmental challenges.
NHS Lanarkshire’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Annual Report for 2023/24 shows a host of successes.
“It’s been another great year for us in terms of environmental sustainability,” said Craig Brown, NHS Lanarkshire Head of Sustainability and Environmental Performance.
“Our total energy consumption reduced by around 2.5 per cent. With some of the exciting projects happening this financial year, we hope to see a further reduction in energy across some of our key sites in the near future.
“Our emissions have gone up slightly, in part due to increases in clinical activity and theatre procedures.
“We have also increased the number of data sources we now report on, meaning the quality and quantity of our reporting has massively improved in comparison to previous years, giving a more comprehensive and accurate picture of our carbon emissions.”
The report highlights include that NHS Lanarkshire led on the establishment of a cross-public sector sustainability working group which involves a number of key partners; were successful in applying for grant funding for the installation of solar panels at the health board’s HQ in Bothwell and the NHS’s West of Scotland Laundry in Wishaw and received a grant through Cycling Scotland to improve cycling infrastructure across its sites.
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