Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has a variety of buildings; community hospitals, inpatient units, health and treatment centres/clinics and support services buildings. All of these buildings have different demands and keeping accurate data is essential in identifying opportunities for improvement.
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, established in 2011 brings together a range of services, such as community care and adult mental health provided by various organisations, which work throughout the five community hospitals across the county.
Rehan Yunus, Environmental Officer at Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust commented “Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is an important aspect of community life in the county, providing support and services to thousands of people in the local area. The trust serves a population of approximately 560,000 across an area of approximately 500 square miles, with a relatively high proportion of residents aged 65 and above.”
The Sub-metering Solution
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust started working with IMServ, the UK’s largest independent energy management provider, in 2012 and the trust has been continually impressed with the standard of its management and services.
Rehan explained, “We have worked alongside IMServ, predominantly for electricity data collection services for the past three years. Health Trust Europe, on behalf of the Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, chose IMServ because of the strength of their work ethic and reputation in the field after a competitive process.
“We have a variety of buildings; community hospitals, inpatient units, health and treatment centres/clinics and support services buildings. All of these buildings have different demands and keeping accurate data is essential in identifying opportunities for improvement.
“IMServ’s services help our business meet environmental requirements in various ways including the recording of accurate energy usage and carbon emissions for buildings that the Trust do not directly pay for, identifying where savings could be made and having access to data used in Display Energy Certificates.”
IMServ works closely with many organisations across the country, advising on effective energy management solutions. The company offers a range of monitoring, visualisation and control services that allow businesses to gain greater insight into their water and electricity usage.
The Results
Commenting on the partnership Rehan said, “IMServ has an established reputation within the industry, and it’s not hard to see why; the team are very knowledgeable, flexible and great to work with. The services they offer are quick, with easily accessible data, graphical outputs and useful reporting formats.”
“Our carbon management plan has encouraged the trust to look into all mechanisms to reduce our considerable carbon footprint. Whilst working with IMServ we have been able to identify the potential to save nearly 50%*.”
Rehan concluded, “Armed with the electricity data we receive from IMServ, we can now work to look at both behavioural and structural changes, which can be implemented to start making energy reductions.
“Looking to the future, the Trust will apply for funds to improve sub-metering at two other sites and will produce building specific data that will in turn aid the Trust in being more accurate with our energy management. The Trust is in dialogue with colleagues from the Acute Trust to implement a comprehensive sub-metering strategy for all Trust buildings for waste detection and accurate recharging of utility costs.”
* There was a potential to save over £41,500 based on the billing differences from 2014-2015 figures across two sites.