Carbon reporting across clinical and non-clinical operations.
Private healthcare providers, care home groups, and pharmaceutical companies face SECR obligations, NHS supply chain requirements, and CQC scrutiny on environmental management.
3,000+
Private healthcare orgs in scope
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Medical gas Scope 1 often missed
CQC
Now considers environmental management
Regulations that apply
The challenge
What healthcare are facing
Multi-site healthcare estates
Hospitals, clinics, care homes, pharmacies, offices — healthcare estates are diverse and spread across different building types with different energy profiles and different operational hours.
Medical gas emissions are Scope 1
Anaesthetic gases (desflurane, sevoflurane, nitrous oxide) are potent greenhouse gases. They're Scope 1 emissions that many healthcare organisations miss entirely because they don't come from energy consumption.
NHS supply chain pressure
If you supply services or products to the NHS, you're subject to the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap. That means CRPs and eventually Scope 3 reporting — on top of your own corporate obligations.
CQC environmental scrutiny
CQC inspection frameworks increasingly consider environmental management as part of the "well-led" domain. This isn't a compliance requirement yet, but poor environmental practice is noticed.
Desflurane has a global warming potential 2,540 times that of CO₂. For hospitals, medical gas emissions can rival their entire building energy footprint.
The solution
How Climatise helps
Multi-site clinical tracking
Track emissions across hospitals, clinics, care homes, and offices with site-level breakdowns.
See this feature →Medical gas calculations
Calculate Scope 1 emissions from anaesthetic gases, nitrous oxide, and medical gas usage using published emission factors.
NHS supply chain reporting
Generate the CRP and carbon data the NHS requires from its supply chain.
See this feature →Intensity metrics per bed/patient
Benchmark facilities using kgCO₂e per bed day, per patient episode, or per square metre.
Common questions
Healthcare carbon reporting FAQ
Yes. Desflurane has a global warming potential of 2,540 times CO₂. Nitrous oxide is 273 times. For a hospital using these regularly, medical gas emissions can be a meaningful proportion of total Scope 1. Measuring them is straightforward once you have usage data.
If the group meets the SECR thresholds (250+ employees, £36m+ turnover, £18m+ balance sheet), yes. Most care home groups with 20+ homes qualify. Even smaller groups may benefit from voluntary reporting to meet investor and funder expectations.
CQC's well-led framework increasingly considers sustainability and environmental management. While it's not a pass/fail criterion, inspectors note organisations that have robust environmental policies and data. Having clear carbon reporting demonstrates responsible management.
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Platform
The full platform behind these numbers
Data Upload
Drag & drop your data. No templates, no formatting.
Calculations
Instant Scope 1, 2 & 3 with full audit trail.
Reporting
1-click compliant reports for SECR, CSRD, ISSB.
Reductions
Scenario modelling and target tracking.
Chat
Ask anything about your emissions data.
Suppliers
Automated questionnaires and Scope 3 data.