Circulate: Reimagining a Climate-Resilient NHS Scotland

TY - ADVS

T1 - Circulate

T2 - Design HOPES: From Hope to Health

AU - Ballie, Jen

A2 - Just, Lewis

A2 - Tynan O'Mahony, Fionn

A2 - Desmulliez, Marc Phillipe Yves

A2 - Johnstone, Lee

PY - 2025/10

Y1 - 2025/10

N2 - This project used design fiction to explore how healthcare systems might adapt to environmental disruption, sustainability imperatives, and systemic constraints. At its core was a speculative card game for NHS professionals, designers, and the public to imagine future healthcare scenarios shaped by climate change. Participants explored ideas like decentralised solar-powered clinics and regenerative medical garments, using the game to prototype responses that balance clinical, environmental, and social needs. Drawing on circular economy principles and transition design, the project mapped NHS Scotland product lifecycles and uncovered opportunities for low-carbon innovation. The final outputs include a modular game toolkit, open-access resources, and a documentary film, supporting wider education and civic engagement. Tested in workshops at V&A Dundee, the project positioned design as a critical tool for systemic change sparking dialogue and new thinking around climate adaptation in public services and offering a replicable model for sustainable healthcare futures.

AB - This project used design fiction to explore how healthcare systems might adapt to environmental disruption, sustainability imperatives, and systemic constraints. At its core was a speculative card game for NHS professionals, designers, and the public to imagine future healthcare scenarios shaped by climate change. Participants explored ideas like decentralised solar-powered clinics and regenerative medical garments, using the game to prototype responses that balance clinical, environmental, and social needs. Drawing on circular economy principles and transition design, the project mapped NHS Scotland product lifecycles and uncovered opportunities for low-carbon innovation. The final outputs include a modular game toolkit, open-access resources, and a documentary film, supporting wider education and civic engagement. Tested in workshops at V&A Dundee, the project positioned design as a critical tool for systemic change sparking dialogue and new thinking around climate adaptation in public services and offering a replicable model for sustainable healthcare futures.

KW - co-design

KW - sustainability

KW - textiles

KW - circular economy

KW - speculative design

KW - design research

UR - https://designhopes.org/project/circulate-reimagining-a-climate-resilient-nhs-scotland/

UR - https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/exhibitions/design-hopes-from-hope-to-health?srsltid=AfmBOopgW8EZzfdEDRCLsmqnspqYREAZ_Bkoc7hsavaH1YBE5F8ECxM5

M3 - Design

PB - V&A Design Museum Dundee

CY - V&A Dundee

Y2 - 27 October 2025 through 9 February 2029

ER -