Green Team Competition 2023 Impact Report for South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Abstract

This report describes the six Green Team Projects undertaken as part of the Green Team competition at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, including the overall winning project. This competition was undertaken in May 2023 by South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. The winning project was undertaken by the Care of the Elderly Team entitled Reducing routine blood testing. Overall the competition projects have the potential of providing annual savings to the Trust of £116,194 and 7,032 kgCO2e.

The six projects described are: 1. Reducing continence products waste, Neuro-rehab Team; 2. Improving the environmental impact of patients with diabetes and on insulin, Diabetes team; 3. Effect of reducing physiotherapy referrals from care homes through health promotion, physical activity and falls prevention, Physiotherapy team; 4. Reducing routine blood testing, Frailty and Care of the Elderly Wards Team; 5. Lean pathway and low carbon alternatives in curette and cautery skin surgery, Dermatology Team; 6. Reducing Wastage in the Medicines Pathway, Pharmacy Team.