With the NHS facing pressure to cut costs and improve efficiency, the head of Healthcare Business Development at Centrica Business Solutions examines ‘how innovative energy systems could drive change and make a lasting difference’.
Having celebrated its 70th birthday last year, the NHS is facing pressure to cut costs and improve efficiency, but the potential to drive these changes through energy management is often overlooked, argues Tony Orton, head of Healthcare Business Development at international energy and services company, Centrica Business Solutions. Here he examines ‘how innovative energy systems could drive change and make a lasting difference’.
The NHS is undoubtedly one of the world’s leading healthcare organisations, but there is increasing pressure from UK government for it to increase its efficiency and cut its operational costs. In its 2015 financial settlement for the NHS, the government stated that the NHS needs to save almost £22 billion by 2020 – around a 2-3 per cent saving every year. These are ambitious targets, and mean that every element of the NHS’s management and services needs to be reviewed. One area where the service can make quick wins is in improved energy management.
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