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Co2 emission was 3.19 Metric tonne equivalent to
13% of NHS usage
Travel cost to Primary Care Unit (PCU) in 2012 was £2.9billion in the 2012 financial year
Reference
England, P. H., 2013. Sustainable Development Unit, working across the NHS,
Public Health and Social Care. [Online] Available at: http://www.sduhealth.org.uk/policy-strategy/reporting/nhs-carbon-footprint.aspx[Accessed 2 November 2015].
M, N. H. & Subramoniam, S., 2012. Greener healthcare using ICT based BPR.
International Conference on Green Technologies, pp. 215 - 222.
i.e. distribute power at a slow rate
(generated hub system)
that stores heat (reheat at intervals)
Building & Energy waste
Co2 emission was 3.8 Metric tonne equivalent to 19% of NHS usage
Cost of energy consumption was £0.5billion for the 2012 financial year
The emissions contributed towards the environment can be broken down into three categories
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Procurement Waste
Pharmaceuticals, Medical Instruments/equipment ,
Business Services, etc.
It has been estimated £300 million of NHS
prescribed medicines are wasted each year
65 % of the emissions contributed by the NHS is caused by Procurement
Co2 emission was 12.72 Metric tonne
equivalent to 21% of NHS usage
Procurement cost to Primary Care Unit (PCU) in 2012 was £10.26billion in the 2012 financial year
16% of the emissions contributed by the PCU is caused by Building and energy waste