Sustainability
One of the areas we have focussed on heavily in the last year or so is ensuring that sustainability is at the heart of all that we do. With this in mind, we have built an Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) team that help drive forward a range of initiatives in accordance with our strategy in this area.
Below are a list of current and future projects that we are working on – please click on the links to see what we are doing!
If you have any suggestions it would be great to hear from you – please email us on admin@eqrmp.com
Current projects
- Active travel
- Asthma inhaler recycling scheme
- Community projects
- Digital transformation strategy
- Mental health and wellbeing
- New building
- Reusable face masks and personal protective equipment
- Reducing use of plastics
- Workforce wellbeing
Queen’s Road Medical practice is delighted to be signed up to the Green Impact for Health Toolkit and is actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint.
The climate emergency is also a health emergency, and health care in the UK contributes 4-5% of the UK’s carbon emissions. We need to enhance the health of today’s population without compromising the health of future generations, and this means operating within the sustainable boundaries of the planet.
Fortunately, most of the solutions for the planet also make our health better – for example engaging in active travel and exercise in nature, avoiding smoking, reducing pollution etc.
hese all enhance our health and reduce our need for medications, with further benefits to the Health system in Guernsey, your own health and reduces the carbon footprint of healthcare. Take a look at www.greenerpractice.co.uk to learn more about this.