The NHS' supply chain is responsible for 66% of its total carbon emissions. Being one of the world's largest organisations, the NHS must lead in sustainability, particularly given the challenges of rising costs, growing demand, and environmental pressures in healthcare worldwide. To address these issues, the NHS can leverage two key strategies: reuse and repurposing.
But reuse isn’t always straightforward in the NHS because a lot of equipment is not reusable for reasons of clinical safety. So how can how can hospitals look to increase product reuse?
In our upcoming webinar, professionals from across the NHS and businesses offering relevant products or services will discuss how to incorporate sustainability into the NHS supply chain with reuse and repurposing technologies, services and processes.
Speaker Announcement
Stephen Hall, Managing Director Silentia UK
Talk Tile – Our mission is to eliminate hospital curtains along with their carbon footprint, running costs and cross-infection risk.
As Managing Director of the Lisclare Group, Stephen has been working with stakeholders within the healthcare sector and the home environment. The company’s priority has always been that as an independent company, we have the freedom to select the best products for the sector which will allow carers to focus on their patients – giving them the freedom to care. For the last 15 years, Stephen has been at the helm of the UK branch of Silentia. Since 1990, Silentia has been the leader in patient privacy, developing innovative solutions that not only help reduce the risk of cross-infection but also reduce waste and energy consumption, contributing to a cleaner environment. As resource efficiency becomes a critical focus of the healthcare industry, Silentia remains committed to supporting hospitals with future-proof patient privacy. Today we are trusted by hospitals across the world in 50+ countries and proudly deliver products with a proven lifetime of 10+ years
Steve Haskew, Group Director of Sustainability & Client Engagement Lead, Circular Computing
Talk Title - Sustainability in IT: The – the future is unkNOWn
Steve Haskew is the Director of Sustainability and Client Engagement at Circular Computing (a remanufacturer of laptop technology and innovator in the emerging circular economy space). An experienced board-level all-rounder with a demonstrated history of working in innovative and disruptive environments Skilled in project management, change and risk management, and building performance teams.
Matthew Greenhill, Senior Sustainability Consultant at, WRM
WRM specialise in providing professional assurance and technical expertise to enable organisations to improve their sustainability and reduce their impact on our environment.
Matt oversees the development of the company’s sustainability service area and manages a diverse range of sustainability projects for public, private and third-sector organisations. His main workstreams include carbon footprints, assessments, and reduction plans; sustainability strategies; ESG strategies; and Carbon Literacy training. He also serves as a Sustainability Manager with The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, emphasising the importance of fostering a culture change within organisations to drive the transition towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
Joann Stockdale, Specialist Inventory Manager, Receipts & Distribution for Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK, with an aim to become one of the country’s greenest NHS Trusts. 💚
Joann currently works across warehousing and manages all receipts in a newly centralised location. She also manages PPE and sterile services pick and pack, with onward delivery to end users.