Research into the co-benefits of investment in Backlog Maintenance and Net Zero

The indicative cost of backlog maintenance across the NHS in England rose to £9.2bn in 20/21. Concurrent to this the NHS must prioritise investment in net zero carbon interventions in order to meet it's stated and legislative commitments. This projects seeks to define the co-benefits of capital investment into reducing backlog maintenance (BLM), and interventions to reduce carbon emissions across the estate. A clear example of this is replacement of an end of life fossil fuel heating systems which would reduce the...