Nottingham CityCare’s Environmental Statement

Nottingham CityCare Partnership (CityCare) is committed to delivering sustainable healthcare services while minimising our environmental impact. Our approach to environmental management is guided by our Climate Action Group Plan and our commitment to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040, in line with NHS England's target.

We recognise the importance of preventing pollution, protecting the environment, and adhering to UK legislation and best practice guidance within the health and care sector. Our policy places a responsibility on all staff to consider environmental, social, and economic issues when making decisions, both short and long term.

CityCare will collaborate closely with regulatory authorities, Integrated Care System (ICS) partners, staff, patients, service users, volunteers, carers, suppliers, and contractors to ensure it minimises the environmental impact of providing healthcare services. CityCare accepts that its operational activity will inevitably result in adverse effects on the environment but also recognises that opportunities exist to have a positive impact through the implementation of innovative solutions or services or adopting simple measures on a large scale which will reduce demand on resources.

The ongoing development of the CityCare Environmental Policy and Green Plan will concentrate on key areas of action below:

  • Our Energy – Transition to low/zero carbon solutions for the provision of energy services, with actions areas concentrating on reducing consumption, eliminate fossil fuels.
  • Our Waste – We have lean and efficient services where waste is managed to minimise environmental harm, prioritising prevention, with actions to reduce waste, promote reuse and increased recycling.
  • Our Travel - Improved local air quality and reduced carbon emissions from travelling sustainably, through encouraging sustainable travel and fleet electrification.
  • Our People - Informed and engaged staff, patients, volunteers, and carers who are empowered to deliver and receive sustainable healthcare. Achieved through education and training, engagement in sustainable initiatives and embedding sustainability across the organisation and within processes.
  • Our Water - Reduce unnecessary water usage and use water efficiently, through the introduction of reduce water and reduce wastewater initiatives.
  • Our Supply Chain - Partnership working to improve efficiency and eliminate carbon, through better understanding and influence around sustainable purchasing and collaborating with partners and suppliers to identify efficiencies and reduce carbon.
  • Our Care – Offer patient focused, low carbon care with moving towards Technology enabled smarter working, digitising our health and care records and public facing digital services.
  • Our Climate - A resilient and robust service provision which responds to a changing climate, through performing a climate change risk assessment and developing and implementing a climate adaptation plan.

Read Nottingham CityCare’s Green Plan 2025 here