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A Foleshill GP features in Greener NHS photography exhibition displayed in Coventry

A Foleshill GP features in Greener NHS photography exhibition displayed in Coventry

12 May 2022 | , , , ,

NHS England has unveiled the “Care for the future: delivering the world’s first net zero health service” photography exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry. The photography exhibition features NHS staff who have pioneered greener healthcare initiatives for the benefit of their patients and the communities they serve. A GP at Foleshill Health Centre in Coventry, features in this exhibition representing both primary care, NHS Midlands region and sustainable NHS healthcare facilities.

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CHP leads on a sustainable future for World FM day

CHP leads on a sustainable future for World FM day

10 May 2022 | , ,

11 May is World FM Day with the theme ‘leading a sustainable future’. Sustainable facilities are one of CHP’s five strategic aims in our Business Plan for 2022/23 and are also a social responsibility pillar. Everyone at CHP plays their part to meet our sustainability goals outlined in our ‘CHP Green Plan – A Greener CHP, A Greener NHS’.

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Earth Day – The CHP Green Plan supports a Greener NHS

Earth Day – The CHP Green Plan supports a Greener NHS

22 Apr 2022 | , ,

The Earth Day 2022 (22 April) theme is ‘Invest in Our Planet’ asking people, organisations and governments to accelerate solutions to combat climate change. Here at CHP, we have an ambitious Green Plan which sets out the changes we are making to support a #GreenerNHS, #InvestInOurPlanet and tackle climate change.

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Confidential waste paper recycling reduces landfill and saves trees

Confidential waste paper recycling reduces landfill and saves trees

11 Nov 2021 | , ,

As part of CHP’s commitment to a greener NHS, we have been working on recycling initiatives. In April 2021, we changed our confidential waste supplier in 68 buildings across our portfolio. Restore Datashred recycle our confidential paper waste bringing environmental benefits. Since April we have saved 293m3 from landfill, saved over 2,000 trees from felling for paper production and reduced our carbon footprint by 76,288.20kg CO2.

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Foleshill wins ‘Best Carbon Reduction Initiative’ at the Building Better Healthcare Awards

Foleshill wins ‘Best Carbon Reduction Initiative’ at the Building Better Healthcare Awards

4 Nov 2021 | , , , ,

Foleshill Health Centre, the UK’s first Passivhaus healthcare building, won ‘Best Carbon Reduction Initiative’ at the Building Better Healthcare Awards. The judges were looking for projects helping to reduce carbon and energy use featuring energy-efficient heating, lighting, and other sustainable innovations, as well as green transport initiatives.

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A GP at Foleshill Health Centre features in greener healthcare photography exhibition at COP26 – world’s largest climate action event

A GP at Foleshill Health Centre features in greener healthcare photography exhibition at COP26 – world’s largest climate action event

1 Nov 2021 | , , ,

NHS England has unveiled a new photography exhibition, “Care for the future: delivering the world’s first net zero health service,” at COP26 in Glasgow. Dr Mesbahuddin Syeed, a GP at Foleshill Health Centre, in Coventry features in this exhibition because he is based at the first Passivhaus health care building in the UK.

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