Salisbury District Hospital awarded £10 million for sustainability upgrades
Several hospital buildings will be improved
The Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £10 million of funding to improve sustainability and energy efficiency at Salisbury District Hospital.
The money will be used to upgrade several buildings, including the Spinal Treatment centre and Odstock Health and Fitness centre, which will both have their insulation improved, as well as the heating distribution pipework and upgrades the buildings energy management systems.
The gas fired boilers will also be replaced, with water and air source heat pumps.
Director of Estates and Facilities, Brian Johnson, said: This funding will enable Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust to decarbonise our heating and hot water systems through the implementation of innovative, multi-stage, high-temperature heat pump systems, improved building insulation and photovoltaic electricity generation.
“We have also secured funding to investigate the feasibility of geothermal energy on our campus.
“The project supports the Trust Board’s approved Green Plan and the ‘Delivering a Net Zero NHS Strategy’ with its ambition to commit the NHS to net zero (direct) emissions by 2040.”