Decarbonising the NHS: Scotland
The HIL Decarbonising the NHS Scotland 2026 Conference will take place on 7th October at the Radisson Blu, Glasgow.
The first annual conference in 2025 brought together healthcare leaders, sustainability experts, and policy makers to discuss strategies for reducing carbon emissions in Scotland.
This event now in its 2nd year brings together 200+ Heads, Directors and Senior Managers of Sustainability, Facilities, Estates and Climate Change Policy from healthboards, national and special bodies, and primary care to discuss and debate progress being made to create resilient health systems by incorporating climate change into health policies.
Delegates in attendance will include:
| Directors of Climate Change and Environmental Health | Heads of Procurement & Supply Chain |
| Net Zero Travel and Transport Managers | Corporate Governance and Business Managers |
| Heads of Contracts and Commissioning | Heads of Operational & Clinical Waste Management |
| Decarbonisation & Net Zero Managers | Energy & Sustainability Managers |
| Business Change Managers | Heads of Capital, Estates & Facilities |
This event gives attendees the chance to drive transformation in their own healthboards, replicating proven models of care and delivery to accelerate net zero progress across the health system in Scotland.
To strengthen collaboration across the UK’s health systems, this conference will form part of a dedicated series of events in England, Wales, and Scotland to review NHS policy within each nation.
These events will provide a platform for policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders to examine country-specific priorities, share lessons learned, and highlight innovative approaches.
By bringing together insights from across the three nations, the series aims to foster mutual understanding, encourage cross-border knowledge exchange, and identify opportunities for collective improvement.
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Event Schedule.
08.00 – 09.30 – Breakfast, registration and networking
09.30 – 09.40 – Chair welcome
Dr Fiona Adshead, Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition (Invited)
09.40 – 09.55 – Driving sustainability and resource efficiency across NHS Scotland
Wendy Rayner, Head of the NHS Circular Economy Programme, Scottish Government (Invited)
09.55 – 10.10 – Delivering a sustainable, net zero healthcare service across Scotland
Caitlin Hamlett, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, NHSScotland Assure, NHS National Services Scotland (Invited)
10.10 – 10:25 – Headline Sponsor
10:25 – 10.40 – Q&A Panel Debate
10.40 – 11.20 – Refreshments and Networking
11:20 – 11.35 – Current progress in reducing emissions
Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, The Climate Change Committee (invited)
11.35 – 11.50 – Health impacts of climate change
Paul Johnston, Chief Executive, Public Health Scotland (Invited)
11.50 – 12.05 – Embedding sustainability into care pathways
David Taggart, Head of Climate Change and Delivery, National Green Healthcare Programme, CfSD (invited)
12:05 – 12.20 – Q&A panel Debate
12.20 – 12.30 – Movement Break
12.30 – 12.50 – Case Study 1
12.50 – 13.10 – Case Study 2
13.10 – 13.30 – Case Study 3
13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch in the Network Surgery
14.30 – 14.50 – Case Study 4
14.50 – 15.10 – Case Study 5
15.10 – 15:30 – Movement Break & Refreshments
15.30 – 15.45 – Leading Scotland’s largest health board on greener healthcare delivery
Martin Johnston, Head of Sustainability, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) (Invited)
15.45 – 15.55 – Workforce development and education
Gayle Baxter, Senior Specialist Lead for Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS Education For Scotland (Invited)
15.55 – 16.10 – Net zero buildings & biodiversity
Jane Hopton, Programme Director & Lead for Sustainability, NHS Lothian (Invited)
16:10 – 16.25 – Q&A Panel Debate
16:25 – 16.30 – Conference Close
**These times and invited speakers are subject to change without notice**
