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Sustainability

  • Electric dreams - local hospitals launch green car schemes A charging unit being installed by Adam Law and Elliott RossEpsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals will be among the first NHS hospitals in the UK to start offering free electricity to patients and visitors driving electric or duel-fuel ('hybrid') cars. From 16 April 2012, special charging units in the car parks will allow people to charge their vehicle for free, whilst they attend an appointment or visit their friends and family in the hospitals. 30 March 2012
  • 'Good for our patients, good for the planet' hospital meals win London award Good Food on the Public Plate awardThe catering team at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals received a prestigious Good Food on the Public Plate award on Thursday (15 March), in recognition of their commitment to serving healthy and sustainable meals to patients, staff and visitors in the hospitals' restaurants. 22 March 2012
  • New £115,000 boilers firing on all cylinders at Sutton Hospital The boiler room at Sutton HospitalA brand new £115,000 boiler system at Sutton Hospital is set to reduce the Trust's carbon emissions, save money on energy bills and, most importantly of all, is helping to keep our patients warm and their water hot. 18 March 2011
  • Food for thought - recycling initiative takes off at Trust Gloria Randall, the Trust's waste managerEpsom and St Helier hospitals have joined a new recycling initiative that sees food waste from the hospitals being turned into rich fertiliser for local farms. And just five months after the Trust joined the scheme, more than 12 tonnes of waste has been diverted away from landfill sites and 'ploughed' back into the earth. 20 December 2010
  • Climate change battle continues Nick GorvettEpsom, St Helier and Sutton hospitals are stepping up their fight against climate change by creating a special 'taskforce' to tackle how much energy the Trust is using. 01 April 2010
  • Trust staff encouraged to get on their bike Gloria Randall and Get Cycling's Richard McGurn at an event to promote cyclingMany people find that as the weather gets warmer and the memories of the long winter evenings fade, this time of year is the perfect time to get on your bike and out into the fresh air. And that's why the Trust is doing all it can to help its 5,200 members of staff and volunteers get back into the saddle. 25 March 2010
  • New initiative to cut Trust's carbon footprint unveiled EcoDriver screenshot 1A ground-breaking new initiative to raise awareness of how much waste is produced and how much energy is used at Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals has been launched. 05 February 2010
  • Treading carefully - Trust reduces carbon footprint Energy saving posterEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust saved energy and money this Easter, following a campaign to turn off lights and computers that were not in use. New figures from the Trust show a record breaking dip in the amount of energy used over the Easter bank holiday. 06 May 2009
  • Hospital staff encouraged to turn to pedal power Cycle trainingStaff from Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals are being encouraged to leave their cars at home and turn to environmentally friendly pedal power when travelling to and from work. 04 December 2008

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