Resources available to people in the NHS seeking help with low-carbon procurement include:

• P4CR: Procuring for Carbon Reduction provides guidance, tools and supporting material prepared by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA), the Department of Health and the SDU.

• NICE briefing document: Making the case for sustainable procurement: the NHS as a good corporate citizen

• WRAP (Waste Resources Action Programme) have produced some advice: Sustainable Procurement: Making it Happen

• A National Sustainable Public Procurement Training Programme has recently been piloted.  Early feedback from West Midlands Improvement and Efficiency is very positive. For details of the syllabus, other aspects of the package and new developments contact: David Wright (Chair of the NSCPP Programme) davidwright@planaassocs.co.uk

• Finally, from an unnamed source (as the document hasn’t been signed off yet!) I have the terms of reference for a PCT Sustainable Procurement and Commissioning Group.  

Wherever you work in the health sector, I hope you will find these resources useful. If I've missed anything, let me know and I'll include it in my next update.

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