A Design-led Approach to Developing a Green Ward Toolkit

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T1 - A Design-led Approach to Developing a Green Ward Toolkit

AU - Stevenson, Emily

AU - Tully, Vicki

AU - Donnelly, Samuel

AU - Bruce, Fraser

AU - Lim, Chris

AU - Fletcher, Jack

PY - 2025/6/9

Y1 - 2025/6/9

N2 - Description Design HOPES is a two year transdisciplinary research programme that exploits the potential of design-led thinking and making to innovate and tackle multifaceted health delivery challenges to meet urgent environmental goals for a sustainable health and social care system. Through this research, programme design innovators at University of Dundee are collaborating with NHS Scotland colleagues. Recognising that health professionals are the stewards of the NHS resources, one project within the programme in Tayside – The Green Ward Toolkit – aims to understand and develop innovative and design-led tools to enable secondary care teams to rapidly reduce the environmental impact of healthcare. Methodology The methodology for the Green Ward Toolkit project is underpinned by the Double Diamond approach.2 The project is currently in the ‘Develop’ phase. During the ‘Discover’ phase of the project, data was collected from a range of sources including a two-day pop-up exhibition in a main hospital thoroughfare to engage with busy staff. The methodology for the Green Ward Toolkit project is underpinned by the Double Diamond approach.2 The project is currently in the ‘Develop’ phase. During the ‘Discover’ phase of the project, data was collected from a range of sources including a two-day pop-up exhibition in a main hospital thoroughfare to engage with busy staff. Data was gathered through interaction with Ninewells’ staff using a pop-up stall, this informed the ‘Define’ stage of the project and focused our efforts on understanding staff’s key priorities in relation to sustainable healthcare. During the ‘Deliver’ phase of the project, we are collating information to assist the development of a digital toolkit to support secondary care staff in the delivery of environmental sustainable healthcare. The online toolkit will provide frontline staff with bespoke guidance, education and tools to support their own clinical areas in delivery of high quality, sustainable healthcare. While the primary focus of the toolkit is to support NHS Scotland in being an exemplar organisation in terms of climate response, it also supports the delivery of a more socially and financially sustainable health system. Aims & Objectives NHS Scotland’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy has been central to informing the work of the Design HOPES programme.4 The Green Ward Toolkit goes beyond the aspirations and actions set out in the strategy by supporting other key priorities for the NHS; the project has highlighted the importance of prevention of disease, and both patient and staff empowerment. Results & Outcomes The results of the staff engagement exercise suggest that individuals’ motivation to deliver greener healthcare is profound. Staff noted that the drawbacks of working in a complex system, with competing and conflicting priorities meant that delivering sustainable healthcare was often challenging. NHS workers felt that they required knowledge and guidance to address these opportunities, which the green ward toolkit aims to provide. Project Team Fraser Bruce, University of Dundee Chris Lim, University of Dundee Jack Fletcher, University of Dundee Vicki Tully, NHS Tayside Millie Stevenson, NHS Tayside Sam Donnelly, NHS Tayside

AB - Description Design HOPES is a two year transdisciplinary research programme that exploits the potential of design-led thinking and making to innovate and tackle multifaceted health delivery challenges to meet urgent environmental goals for a sustainable health and social care system. Through this research, programme design innovators at University of Dundee are collaborating with NHS Scotland colleagues. Recognising that health professionals are the stewards of the NHS resources, one project within the programme in Tayside – The Green Ward Toolkit – aims to understand and develop innovative and design-led tools to enable secondary care teams to rapidly reduce the environmental impact of healthcare. Methodology The methodology for the Green Ward Toolkit project is underpinned by the Double Diamond approach.2 The project is currently in the ‘Develop’ phase. During the ‘Discover’ phase of the project, data was collected from a range of sources including a two-day pop-up exhibition in a main hospital thoroughfare to engage with busy staff. The methodology for the Green Ward Toolkit project is underpinned by the Double Diamond approach.2 The project is currently in the ‘Develop’ phase. During the ‘Discover’ phase of the project, data was collected from a range of sources including a two-day pop-up exhibition in a main hospital thoroughfare to engage with busy staff. Data was gathered through interaction with Ninewells’ staff using a pop-up stall, this informed the ‘Define’ stage of the project and focused our efforts on understanding staff’s key priorities in relation to sustainable healthcare. During the ‘Deliver’ phase of the project, we are collating information to assist the development of a digital toolkit to support secondary care staff in the delivery of environmental sustainable healthcare. The online toolkit will provide frontline staff with bespoke guidance, education and tools to support their own clinical areas in delivery of high quality, sustainable healthcare. While the primary focus of the toolkit is to support NHS Scotland in being an exemplar organisation in terms of climate response, it also supports the delivery of a more socially and financially sustainable health system. Aims & Objectives NHS Scotland’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Strategy has been central to informing the work of the Design HOPES programme.4 The Green Ward Toolkit goes beyond the aspirations and actions set out in the strategy by supporting other key priorities for the NHS; the project has highlighted the importance of prevention of disease, and both patient and staff empowerment. Results & Outcomes The results of the staff engagement exercise suggest that individuals’ motivation to deliver greener healthcare is profound. Staff noted that the drawbacks of working in a complex system, with competing and conflicting priorities meant that delivering sustainable healthcare was often challenging. NHS workers felt that they required knowledge and guidance to address these opportunities, which the green ward toolkit aims to provide. Project Team Fraser Bruce, University of Dundee Chris Lim, University of Dundee Jack Fletcher, University of Dundee Vicki Tully, NHS Tayside Millie Stevenson, NHS Tayside Sam Donnelly, NHS Tayside

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UR - https://www.dundee.ac.uk/projects/design-hopes

U2 - 10.20933/100001466

DO - 10.20933/100001466

M3 - Poster

T2 - NHS Scotland Event 2025

Y2 - 9 June 2025 through 9 June 2025

ER -