Sustainability

What are we doing as a Practice to be more sustainable?

Our key areas of focus for sustainability are:

• Improving our energy efficiencygreen-impact-logo
• Implementing our lighting responsibility plan
• Reducing our use of paper
• Supporting health and wellbeing
• Reducing waste

Here are some examples of work we are undertaking on these key areas:

Improving our energy efficiency

• We ensure temperatures are regulated in the building
• Radiators are turned down where possible 
• Equipment is turned off at the end of each day 
• Lights are turned off when not in use
• Use of water heaters for making tea and coffee, instead of kettles

Lighting plan

• Staff responsible for closing building at the end of the day undertake a building sweep to ensure all area lighting is turned off
• All light switches labelled 

Reducing waste

• Clearly labelled bins in clinic rooms for domestic / confidential / sharps / clinical waste
• Reducing use of paper 
• Setting photocopiers to print double sided by default
• Patient communication uses paperless systems where possible

Health and Wellbeing

• Promoting workplace health and wellbeing
• Communal healthy lucnhes 
• Raising awareness about Faitrade, by supporting Fairtrade Fortnight