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NHS Estate Decarbonising Strategy News
19 October 2021
Wates, Arup and HKS launch partnership to decarbonise NHS estate
Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP) launched at industry roundtable to discuss NHS? net zero challenge

UK Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership
19th of October 2021 – A new partnership to support NHS Trusts in developing and implementing their decarbonisation strategies launches today, as senior NHS leaders argue that decarbonising the NHS estate is ?fundamentally not complex?, but more data and greater guidance is needed.
Led by the Wates Group ? the UK?s leading family-owned construction and property services business ? alongside a multi-disciplinary team of built environment specialists, including Arup and HKS Architects, the Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP) will work to drive forward sustainability within hospital infrastructure, focusing on existing NHS estates. This comes as NHS England publishes its Net Zero Carbon Delivery Plan later this month. The partnership was soft launched as part of a roundtable, chaired by former Secretary of State for Health and Chair of the NHS Confederation, Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell, on 12 October. Speaking at the event, representatives from NHS England as well as local NHS Trusts maintained that at their core hospitals are ?another place where people gather? – like restaurants ...