The government’s recent pledge to cut UK carbon emissions by 34 per cent by 2020 means cutting energy consumption is now a high priority. With the public sector spending more than £2.5bn on energy every year, a great opportunity presents itself for the NHS to work with energy suppliers to cut carbon and save money.
Despite costing the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds annually, medicines waste remains largely invisible and unmeasured
Jon Spiers, CEO of the Royal Free Charity, makes the case for a strategic, government-backed approach to philanthropy – similar to the Blair-era matched funding scheme for universities – in health to complement and bolster state funding
The key new policies revealed in today’s 10-Year Health Plan – across finance, performance, tech, workforce, innovation and care quality.
Compare environmental, social and financial effects
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