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Get it in your inbox ;) By entering your email you expressly consent to receive our newsletter monthly and other material related to Warp It Reuse Network. ## [Welsh Health Board scoops award as reuse saves £620,000](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/welsh-health-board-scoops-award) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 13-Feb-2024 10:45:18 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Best%20Social%20Responsibility%20Programme.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/welsh-health-board-scoops-award) Hywel Dda University Health Board scooped a [Nursing Times Award](https://workforce.nursingtimes.net/workforce2023/en/page/2023-winners) in 2023 for its cost savings and waste reduction through sustainable procurement.  [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/welsh-health-board-scoops-award) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/welsh-health-board-scoops-award#comments-listing) Topics: [NHS](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/nhs), [Case study](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/case-study), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare), [Featured](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/featured) ## [Reusing medical equipment is the right remedy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/medicalreuse) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 15-Mar-2022 13:41:01 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Reusing%20medical%20equipment%20is%20the%20right%20remedy%20.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/medicalreuse) 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. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/medicalreuse) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/medicalreuse#comments-listing) Topics: [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare), [MedicalEquipment](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/medicalequipment) ## [Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust makes a big green impact](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/nottinghamshirebiggreenimpact) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 19-Aug-2021 10:26:19 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/img94joktmu79832.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/nottinghamshirebiggreenimpact) 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. 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[Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/medicalequipment) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/medicalequipment#comments-listing) Topics: [Case study](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/case-study), [Charity](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/charity), [Warp It admin](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/warp-it-admin), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare), [Featured](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/featured) ## [VIDEO: Warp It for Labs and Research Facilities](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/video-warp-it-for-labs-research-and-medical-facilities) Posted by [Joseph Kennedy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/joseph-kennedy) on 27-Nov-2019 15:00:49 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Lab](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Lab.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/video-warp-it-for-labs-research-and-medical-facilities) ## 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. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/video-warp-it-for-labs-research-and-medical-facilities) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/video-warp-it-for-labs-research-and-medical-facilities#comments-listing) Topics: [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare), [Sustainable Labs](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-labs) ## [Why CEOs LOVE Warp It...](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/why-ceos-love-warp-it) Posted by [Joseph Kennedy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/joseph-kennedy) on 08-Sep-2019 10:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![designecologist-0ZF7BrJ2xmg-unsplash](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/designecologist-0ZF7BrJ2xmg-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/why-ceos-love-warp-it) **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.**     [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/why-ceos-love-warp-it) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/why-ceos-love-warp-it#comments-listing) Topics: [NHS](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/nhs), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare), [Features and benefits](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/features-and-benefits) ## [NHS Reporting Requirements for ERIC](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/nhs-reporting-requirements-for-eric) Posted by [Joseph Kennedy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/joseph-kennedy) on 10-Jun-2019 11:57:12 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/luis-melendez-Pd4lRfKo16U-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/nhs-reporting-requirements-for-eric) 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. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/nhs-reporting-requirements-for-eric) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/nhs-reporting-requirements-for-eric#comments-listing) Topics: [NHS](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/nhs), [Sustainable healthcare](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/sustainable-healthcare) ## [Case Study: Simon Laughton, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/case-study-simon-laughton-st-marys-hospital-isle-of-wight) Posted by [Joseph Kennedy](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/joseph-kennedy) on 11-Jan-2019 09:00:00 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Screenshot 2018-12-31 at 13.15.37](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Screenshot%202018-12-31%20at%2013.15.37.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/case-study-simon-laughton-st-marys-hospital-isle-of-wight) ### 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. 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