BLMK Primary Care Green Plan

Greener Primary Care

The BLMK ICS Green Plan 2025-32 sets out the strategy and delivery plan to support our vision statement “People, Places and Planet” – delivering the best possible health for all and the highest value healthcare, which can only be achieved by living in harmony with our environment

Why this matters for Primary Care

Primary Care is often the first point of contact for patients, and it is increasingly affected by health impacts linked to climate change. Moving towards more sustainable healthcare will help reduce pressure on services while improving outcomes

Sustainable changes in Primary Care can bring clear benefits:

• More digital services releases staff time

• Better overall health reduces demand for appointments and prescriptions

• Reduced use of single-use items lowers waste and disposal costs

• Improved energy efficiency cuts utility bills

Resources

To help teams across all areas of Primary Care take action, a set of practical resources has been developed providing both the case for change and the tools to support implementation:

The BLMK Primary Care Green Plan 2026-32 – providing the case for change for more sustainable Primary Care.

BLMK Primary Care Green Plan FINAL (1MB pdf)

Appendix 1: Action Toolkit – a menu for Primary Care colleagues to choose from providing carbon reducing actions and the resources required for implementation.

Appendix 1 BLMK Primary Care Green Plan Action Toolkit FINAL (7MB pdf)

Appendix 2: Action tracker – a downloadable spreadsheet to help keep track of the actions being undertaken and their outcomes.

Appendix 2 Primary Care Green Plan Action Tracker FINAL (129kB xlsx)

Appendix 3: Calculator – a quick way of calculating the financial and carbon savings of any actions implemented.

Appendix 3 Primary Care Green Plan Calculator FINAL (134kB xlsx)

BLMK Primary Care Sustainability Network

The network meets virtually every 6 weeks and covers a different topic each time.  

It is open to anyone in Primary Care who would like to:

• know more about how you can reduce your practice’s carbon emissions

• hear from subject matter experts

• network with others who may be experiencing similar issues or dilemmas to find solutions

Previous recording of the sessions can be found here:

Please contact [email protected] for the Network meeting invitation or with any queries regarding the Primary Care Green Plan.