A transdisciplinary hub to decarbonise commissioning and delivery of healthcare
The vision for this research is to create a world-leading international hub to support the NHS to become a low carbon provider of healthcare, that will serve as a model to other health systems.
Duration: February 2025 to February 2030
Funder: UKRI/NIHR
Partners:
Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and Greener NHS
CHILL investigator:
Dr Simon Bishop
Research summary
Background:
The NHS is responsible for one in 20 of all carbon emissions in the UK, and this major research initiative will create the basis for major reductions in this carbon footprint. Care pathways (the way that care is delivered) contribute much to this carbon.
This hub will examine approaches to reduce carbon of care pathways including reducing unnecessary appointments or exploring remote consultation where clinically appropriate and will explore a number of policy mechanisms to support such change. It will also identify ways to reduce medicines waste, strengthen approaches to reuse and recycle medical equipment and promote the service supply chain to reduce material use.
The vision is to create a world-leading international hub to support the NHS to become a low carbon provider of healthcare, that will serve as a model to other health systems.
Led by Professor Mahmood Bhutta at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, the hub involves a collaboration between researchers, policy makers and practitioners from:
- University of Sussex
- Aston University
- Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
- Office of Health Economics
- University of Brighton
- University of Leeds
- University of Nottingham
- University of West London
Dr Simon Bishop and Professor Alex Trautrims at Nottingham University Business School will lead on theme one of the hub, which is focused on practice and policy implementation of the innovations being developed in the hub.
