New set of measures includes plan to offer empty spaces for use in the community and switching vehicle fleet to EVs. A three-year ‘Green Plan’ to help the NHS deliver on its goals of net zero emissions by 2040 and mitigate the impacts of climate change has today been published by NHS Property Services (NHSPS). The first-of-its-kind plan forms part of the NHSPS’ wider ‘Delivering a Greener NHS’ programme and will see the estate manager of 3,000 NHS buildings utilise a raft of green technologies, such as heat pumps and solar panels, to generate electricity and heat to serve the buildings and slash reliance on fossil fuels. A package of targets and measures detailed in the three-year plan include new long-term, sustainable models of care including a flagship social prescribing programme as well as plans to transform vacant and underutilised space on the NHS estate into affordable, or free-of-charge, facilities for community groups.
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