Air Quality Monitoring for NHS Trust Green Plan

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SectorHealthcare

ServiceAir Quality Assessment & Monitoring

Duration14 months (12 months monitoring + 2 months reporting)

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Was formed in April 2022 by merging the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust with Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. As Devon's largest employer with over 15,000 staff, it serves more than 615,000 people across 2,000+ square miles. The trust operates two main hospitals—North Devon District Hospital and Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital —alongside community services, primary care, and specialist programs, with strong research and university partnerships.

3

monitoring locations
12

months of continuous air quality monitoring
15,000

employees across the Trust's operations

CLIENT CHALLENGE

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was implementing their comprehensive "Green Plan 2020-2025" sustainability strategy and required robust air quality data to support their environmental commitments. Working in partnership with North Devon District Council, they needed professional monitoring of ambient air quality at three key locations around North Devon District Hospital where poor air quality was suspected due to idling vehicles and high traffic volumes.

The Trust faced the challenge of obtaining accurate, industry-standard air quality data that would satisfy both their Green Plan requirements and support an Apprentice Environmental Health Practitioner's final year degree project.

They required a monitoring solution that could withstand the challenges of a busy hospital environment whilst delivering reliable, defensible results over an extended 12-month period.

The project demanded expertise in environmental monitoring methodologies, laboratory collaboration, and the ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances such as equipment vandalism, whilst maintaining data integrity throughout the monitoring period and ensuring both client organisations remained fully informed.

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BENEFITS

The comprehensive air quality monitoring programme delivered by Bureau Veritas provided Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust with the essential environmental data needed to advance their sustainability objectives whilst supporting professional development within their local authority partnership.

Evidence-Based Sustainability Planning:

Provided robust air quality data that directly supported Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Green Plan 2020-2025 implementation, enabling evidence-based decision making for their environmental strategy and demonstrating commitment to sustainable healthcare delivery across their 15,000-employee organisation.

Academic Support & Knowledge Transfer:

Delivered comprehensive monitoring data that fulfilled the requirements for an Apprentice Environmental Health Practitioner's final year degree project at North Devon District Council, supporting professional development within the local authority partnership and contributing to skills development in environmental health.

Expert Guidance:

Bureau Veritas’ subject matter expertise provided Philips with proactive advice on additional standards and regulations to include in the framework.

Regulatory Compliance Assurance:

Monitoring methodology followed approved industry technical guidance, ensuring all data collection and reporting met professional standards and could withstand regulatory scrutiny for environmental compliance purposes, providing defensible results for both organisations.

Adaptive Project Management:

Successfully overcame project challenges including equipment vandalism through proactive communication and flexible monitoring location adjustment, demonstrating resilience and commitment to project delivery despite unforeseen circumstances whilst maintaining data quality standards.

Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration:

Facilitated effective partnership working between Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Devon District Council, and laboratory services, ensuring all parties remained informed throughout the 14-month project lifecycle and requirements were fully satisfied.

Emma

Haymer

Associate Director – Air Quality and Environment

Bureau Veritas

Our 12-month air quality monitoring programme provided the robust evidence base needed for implementation of the clients Green Plan 2020-2025. I'm particularly proud that our work also supported the professional development of an Apprentice Environmental Health Practitioner and when equipment vandalism threatened data integrity, our team's proactive approach and flexible monitoring strategy ensured the project’s success without compromising on technical excellence.

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