Support Programme

 

Green Healthcare Programme

Type:
Training
Year:
Target group:
All types of companies and organisations
Impacts:
Energy Materials Water
Where is this support available:
Ireland

The Green Healthcare Programme provides on-site efficiency assessments, staff training sessions and self-help tools for hospitals and other healthcare facilities to reduce and recycle waste (including healthcare risk wastes). The programme also deals with water (i.e. water-flow surveys) and energy usage and awareness.

The Green Healthcare team meet with relevant hospital staff to outline the programme, describe the work involved and plan the surveys. Programme staff also review work done to date regarding waste management. For each hospital, detailed surveys of clinical waste, recyclable and mixed waste, as well as food waste are carried out. The results are provided to hospital staff and management through detailed reports and recommendations. The team then continues to work with the hospital, drawing up likely actions and helping to implement them. These actions may include additional detailed surveys in particular problem areas, surveys of bin locations, etc.