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 Speakers.
Event Schedule.
08.00 – 09.30 – Breakfast, registration and networking
09.30 – 09.35 – Chair’s welcome address
Manira Ahmad, Chief Officer, Public Health Scotland
09.35 – 09.55 – The Path Ahead: Linked Problems. Linked Solutions
Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Scotland
09.55 – 10.10 – Why healthcare needs a circular economy and how we get there
Wendy Rayner, Head of NHS Scotland Circular Economy Programme, Scottish Government
Jeremy Darot, Head of AI and Data Science, Scottish Government
10.10 – 10.25 – Partnering to transform and decarbonise care
Joe Lipworth, Medical Affairs Lead, AstraZeneca
10.25 – 10.40 – Connecting Population Health, Communities and Place: Learning, Partnership and Action
Manira Ahmad, Chief Officer, Public Health Scotland
10.40 – 11.35 – Refreshments and Networking
11.40 – 12.00 – Transforming NHS Estates: The Vital Role of Smart Hospitals, Decarbonisation and Climate Adaptation
Simon Hayman, Regional Director, Healthcare Decarbonisation & FM, Equans
12.00 – 12.20 – Capgemini Fireside Chat ‘Greener by Design – Why NHS England established a green design framework and the value it will unlock’.
Hosted by Sarah Dixon, Vice President, UK Sustainable Futures and Sustainability Lead at Capgemini Invent & Dee Harding, Head of Tech Strategy for NHS England.
12.20 – 12.50 – Panel discussion
- Professor Sir Gregor Smith
- Wendy Rayner
- Stevie McLaughlin
- Manira Ahmad
12.50 – 13.50 – Lunch and networking
13.50 – 13.55 – Funding Climate Action – Unlocking Long-Term Value
Dr Barry McGhee, Deputy Director (Engineering), SPEERI
13.55 – 14.10 – Funding Climate Action – Unlocking Long-Term Value
Alan Morrison, Deputy Director of Health Infrastructure and Sustainability, Scottish Government
14.10 – 14.25 – Data-driven Decarbonisation: Unlocking Scope 3 Action
Stevie McLaughlan, Head of Governance, National Procurement
Cory Sherazee, Data Quality Strategy for Sustainability leader, Public Services Delivery Scotland
14.25 – 14.40 – Embedding sustainability into care pathways
Steven Chawk, Programme Manager, National Green Healthcare Programme, Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD)
14.40 – 14.55 – The role of Medical Royal Colleges in decarbonising the UK NHS
Seshadri Vasan, Sustainability Chair at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, NHS Grampian
14.55 – 15.10 – Movement Break
15.10 – 15.25 – Empowering public sector collaboration to accelerate action on climate change
George Tarvit – Director – Sustainable Scotland Network
15.25 – 15.40 – Beyond Boundaries: Why Regional Collaboration Matters
Daniel Mill, Head of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, NHS Lothian
15.40 – 15.55 – Driving Change; the Fleet, the Footprint and the Finance
Michael Simpson, Sustainability Manager – Transport and Active Travel, Public Services Delivery Scotland
Dr Kathryn Logan – Sustainability Manager, Public Services Delivery Scotland
15.55 – 16.20 – Panel discussion
- Sustainable Scotland Network
- NHS Lothian
- Public Services Delivery Scotland
- NHS Highland
16.20 – 16.25 – Conference Close
*AstraZeneca has provided sponsorship towards this independent programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored presentation.
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