NHS England 1 October 2020
- This report provides a detailed account of the NHS’ modelling and analytics underpinning the latest NHS carbon footprint, trajectories to net zero and the interventions required to achieve that ambition. It lays out the direction, scale and pace of change.
- New NHS England website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/ includes the policy document, national ambition and case studies.
How to produce a Green Plan: A three-year strategy towards net zero
NHS England updated June 2021
- This guidance explains how NHS organisations should construct their Green Plans, the areas and initiatives that the plans should cover, and signposts to supporting resources. Every NHS trust and ICS will be required to confirm a Board-level Net Zero Lead by 1st October 2021, and develop refreshed Green Plans by 14th January 2022. ICSs will be expected to consolidated system-wide Green Plan by 31st March 2022.
- For more information on the Delivering a Net Zero Health Service see https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/get-involved/organisations
