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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T140000
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URL:https://www.careengland.org.uk/events/balancing-sustainability-and-qua
 lity-care-can-we-go-green-and-save-money/
SUMMARY:Balancing sustainability and quality care: can we go green and save
  money?
DESCRIPTION:The Care England and Capita webinar which included Kate Ward fr
 om HC-One\, Lucy Corner from Cornerstone Care and Fiona Brazill and Nick P
 arker from Capita who explored how to cut down on energy use and carbon em
 issions while still providing top-notch care. With care service costs on t
 he rise\, they emphasised the growing importance of finding sustainable so
 lutions that don't compromise quality and tackled the big question: Can we
  go green and save money at the same time?\nYou can watch a recording of t
 he webinar below:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3BOQ1hUyKM\n\nThe we
 binar covered the following topics:\nReducing energy and carbon emissions:
 \n\n\n 	Simple strategies that were shared for cutting down energy use in 
 social care settings.\n 	Real-life examples demonstrated how carbon reduct
 ion was achieved without affecting care quality.\n\nCost savings through s
 ustainability:\n\n\n 	We identified areas where money had been saved throu
 gh sustainable practices.\n 	Discussions highlighted how to balance cost s
 avings with maintaining high-quality care.\n\nImpact of sustainability on 
 care costs:\n\n\n 	We examined how going green had helped reduce overall c
 are costs.\n 	Presenters shared ways in which sustainable practices had ea
 sed financial pressures.\n\nImproving care with sustainable practices:\n\n
 \n 	Attendees learned from examples where sustainability led to better car
 e outcomes.\n 	The role of technology and innovation in enhancing both car
 e quality and sustainability was explored.\n\nFuture trends and challenges
 :\n\n\n 	We looked ahead to emerging trends in sustainable care.\n 	Challe
 nges in implementing sustainable practices were also addressed and discuss
 ed.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nTo contact Capitas\; Fiona Brazill - Head of Proposition
  for Sustainability and Net Zero\, email: Fiona.Brazill@capita.com and Nic
 k Parker - Head of Market Development email: Nick.Parker2@capita.com\n\nTo
  contact Cornerstone Care Solutions\; Lucy Corner - Managing Director\, em
 ail: lcorner@cornerstonecs.co.uk\n\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:Care England,Care England Members,Non members
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