Greener Primary Care
Welcome to Greener Primary Care Wales. These webpages contain information and resources to help you and your practice become more environmentally sustainable, including access to the Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme.
The Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme is now open for Year 3. Practices can register to take part here. Please contact greenerprimarycare@wales.nhs.uk for further information.
Watch this short video to find out more about the Scheme
The NHS Welsh Sustainability Conference and Awards 2024
On the 13th of June 2024, the first national NHS Welsh Sustainability Conference and Awards ceremony was held to celebrate sustainability across NHS Wales.
The team behind the Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme were delighted to win the 'Healthier Wales' award at the ceremony, with the award categories being centred around the well-being goals of the Well-being of Future Generations Act. This particular award recognises those working directly with patients to improve health outcomes, with the benefits being measured in positive outcomes for patients, staff, or community groups.
Below is an image of members of the Greener Primary Care Wales team with their 'Healthier Wales Award' at the NHS Sustainability Awards Ceremony.
Left to right: Sian Evans, Angharad Wooldridge, Rebecca Williams Howells.
Further details about the conference and awards can be found here. Look out for useful recorded sessions and future news articles about the event and award winners here.
Greener Primary Care Wales 2022 Yearbook
This Yearbook has been developed to celebrate the successes of practices involved in the Scheme and contains a collection of practical case studies to inspire others to register and take action (to view, please select 'fullscreen' at the top of the page or 'download' at the bottom of the page).
2024 National Relaunch
A recording of the Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme relaunch webinar is available to view below. The webinar provides an overview of the Scheme and explains how to get involved.
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services, speaking ahead of the Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme Launch in 2022: "We need to redouble our efforts on the climate emergency":
If you want to share your ideas and innovations for becoming a greener primary care practice, you can join Gwella, a free peer support network designed to bring like-minded teams together. To join Gwella, email greenerprimarycare@wales.nhs.uk