University of Liverpool embraces reuse with Warp It

Hywel Dda University Health Board scooped a Nursing Times Award in 2023 for its cost savings and waste reduction through sustainable procurement. 

Topics: NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare, Featured

There has been an upsurge in discarding hospital textile and fabric-covered chairs and soft furnishings, with many health organisations opting to use wipeable furniture that more easily meets infection control policies and procedures.

Topics: Warp It admin, Sustainable healthcare, MedicalEquipment

Nottingham Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has made a big green impact by saving £10,000 and avoiding over 100 tonnes of carbon in just one year thanks to an environmental initiative.

Topics: NHS, Case study, Warp It admin, Sustainable healthcare

The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has donated 1,000 pieces of hospital furniture, estimated to be worth £187,500, to an international charity that helps marginalised communities and victims of natural disasters access healthcare.

Topics: Case study, Charity, Warp It admin, Sustainable healthcare, Featured

An unprecedented amount of medical equipment and hospital furniture has been donated to charities in the UK and abroad thanks to the Warp It community.

Topics: Case study, Charity, Warp It admin, Sustainable healthcare, Featured

Does the following description apply to you?

Are you working in the Science or Healthcare sectors and are desperate to find a sustainable solution that enables some of your unwanted assets to find an appropriate home, rather than being sent despairingly to the landfill or for incineration? If yes, Warp It offers the perfect eco-friendly solution for you.

Topics: Sustainable healthcare, Sustainable Labs

I was just on the phone to one of our customers and she was taling about pitching our services to their CEO. So I took her through all the reasons that a CEO who leads a large organisation would like our service and how we can help them towards their objectives. 

 

As I was talking i was thinking this would make a really good blog post and so here it is!

 

Dear CEOs,

Your employees have sent you to this article for a whole host of reasons that we are going to clarify and explore in this piece. For the purpose of ease, we’ve split the piece into two parts, first the general benefits of Warp It to CEOs of large organisations, and then second we have shone a light on the Healthcare Industry, one particular industry in which we’ve made a huge difference and gained a lot of heartfelt support.

 

 

Topics: NHS, Sustainable healthcare, Features and benefits

The NHS is showing incredible leadership and becoming a real international driving force for the reuse movement by embedding reuse of furniture and equipment into policies and practices. 

NHS Trusts are now required to report this process by making a simple change to their reporting structures.

Topics: NHS, Sustainable healthcare

We welcome Simon Laughton, Facilities Senior Supervisor from the Facilities Department at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight.

He’s here to talk about their new reuse project and the immediate positive effect that it has had.

Topics: NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare