NHS Clinical Waste Strategy

The NHS clinical waste strategy aims to revolutionize waste management within NHS England. Here are some key points:

• Waste Volume Reduction: The goal is to reduce future waste volumes, leading to approximately £11 million revenue savings per year over the next decade.
• Environmental Impact: The strategy aims for a 30% reduction in carbon emissions, contributing to the broader goal of making NHS estates net zero by 2040.
• Specific Actions for NHS Estates Teams:
  • Training: Ensuring that 100% of NHS providers have fully trained waste managers.
  • Waste Segregation: Aiming for a 20-20-60 waste split (incineration, infectious, offensive waste).
  • Contract Management: Prioritizing waste contract management within NHS trusts.
  • On-Site Treatment: Enabling NHS ownership and control of processing assets, including on-site treatment of infectious waste.
• Additional Resources:
  • Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 07-01: Provides technical guidance for safe and sustainable healthcare waste management.
  • Waste Management Tool: Assists trusts in making informed waste management decisions.

Let's work together to minimize environmental harm for patients, staff, and the wider community!