Sustainability at Ramsay Health Care

Reduced use of plastics in the workplace, focusing on reusable and recyclable equipment

Awful - there are hardly any recycling opportunities, waste is incredible. Paper charts and medical records is ancient and such a waste of paper and resources and time

There are token gestures to minimise our environmental impact through energy consumption efficiency, recycling etc. However, larger more expensive initiative that would make a much broader positive impact are consistently avoided due to perceived costs.

We have lots of recycling we have committed to in theatre and reducing environmental waste. We are always leaving feedback about our surgical packs in order to reduce waste

KIdney dishes are made from recyclable materials and the kitchen delivers cardboard/paper disposable items and stainless steel cutlery so minimal plastic. Wards have a recycling bin for relevant waste.

Ramsay has committed to Science-Based Targets to become Net Zero by 2040. This is a tough target, as Ramsay has a complex supply chain, and health care as a business generally produces a large carbon footprint. One of Ramsay's biggest achievements currently is reducing the use of desflurane across all of the Ramsay businesses. Ramsay continues to work towards these targets to hit net zero by 2040.

At the moment I believe Ramsay could do more in terms of the environmental impact and commitment to sustainability.

It's whatever is cheapest even if it's not working properly or makes our lives alot harder

They don't even recycle IV bags like other hospitals do

I know steps have been made and were certainly recycle some items on our ward.

Our entire digital transformation strategy revolves around transferring paper processes to digital systems. This is to reduce the use of paper and the impact this has on the environment.

There are seperate rubbish bins for recycling but most staff don't differentiate. Also the only foil blister pack (from pill packaging) recycling program is where we keep the foil and one employee (nurse) takes them to a recycling facility when they can which I think should be the company's responsibility.

There is no recycling bin.

We have recycle bins in each office, sharps containers, sound proof rooms for some areas, also shredding bins

I have seen some changes for example paper mediation cups. cardboard kidney dishes. but hospitals are hard to keep sustainable when everything has to be ONE use and then discarded.

Trying. No designated recycle bins in most ward areas where many boxes etc are used

There are constant improvements such as waste reduction and solar panel installations.

We have been taught to recycle in theatre but have also been told that they don't recycle soft plastics anymore.

I think the only sustainable thing we do is have biodegradable paper cups. Apart from that we don't even have recycling and go through a lot of waste and use a lot of plastic.

We are still paper-based. We waste tons of paper