Head of Innovation at InnoScot Health, Robert Rea discusses how NHS Scotland must aim to meet its 2040 target through cutting-edge innovation. He outlines the challenges and opportunities going forward.
With NHS Scotland aiming to be a Net Zero organisation by 2040 or earlier, the gauntlet has been firmly laid down to its leaders and 190,000-strong workforce in striving to achieve that goal. In becoming the first national health service in the UK to commit to doing so, the Scottish health service arguably took a bold stance, replete with as many pressing challenges as potential solutions.
Fundamentally though, the setting of that target is a key opportunity for the Scottish health service to take another lead and deliver on the absolute necessity of becoming a significantly greener entity that successfully balances effective, high-quality care with an enduring sustainable focus.
Complementing the Net Zero goal, NHS Scotland is also looking to hit a series of other specific targets in both the run-up to 2040 and longer-term including:
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