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Case
Study 1 Southmead Health Services NHS Trust Energy
Awareness Campaign |
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Southmead Health Services NHS Trust in NIFES were commissioned to carry out a review of the
Energy Management Strategy at the Trust and provide a Trust wide Energy
Policy. With many technical solutions already in place the emphasis on
raising staff awareness was proposed and a campaign was quickly developed. Before launching its energy campaign, the Trust had
an annual utility bill for energy and water of £1.2 million. The Trust set a
target of achieving £100,000 in savings over 12 months (an 8% reduction). With a campaign budget of £25,000 - drawn from its
energy and water revenue budget. The Trust made cumulative savings of
£149,000 on electricity, gas, oil and water bills over a 20-month period,
recouping the cost within four months. Within three years a total of £225,000
savings were achieved. This success led to the Trust being named runner-up
in the ‘best environmental initiative’ category of the national awards run by
NHS Estates. The following campaign strategy was employed: · a detailed training needs analysis became
the basis of a tailor-made campaign designed by NIFES · the Trust’s board was briefed on the
campaign and gave its full commitment · the campaign was launched by the Chief
Executive and the Chairman who signed up to the Government’s ‘Making a Corporate
Commitment’ campaign · the board appointed 20 key managers to
take responsibility for the campaign in specified areas · each key manager received a full one-day
energy management training course · a total of 105 energy monitors also
attended a four-hour seminar on practical energy saving measures · energy awareness booklets were produced
and distributed to every member of staff · a regular series of ‘energy walkabouts’
were conducted by the Chief Executive, Nursing Director and Estates Manager,
along with key managers and energy monitors · posters were displayed and articles published in
the Trust’s in-house magazine. |
· Review of energy management strategy · Trust Wide Energy Policy Written · Energy Awareness Campaign · 105 People Trained · Energy Awareness Booklet Issued · Posters Distributed · Water Survey Carried Out · £1.2 Million Energy Budget · 8% Saving Achieved · £149,000 Saved Over 20 Months · £225,000 Saved Over 3 years · Environmental policy produced ·
Environmental management system ISO 14001 |
