Final Event and Case Study Report Launch Ecoquip+ Project

EcoQUIP+ sought to address common challenges faced by healthcare institutions across Europe by adopting good practice innovation and sustainable procurement to demonstrate that the strategic use of procurement can improve the efficiency, quality and sustainability of healthcare. In this concluding event, we will launch the project's final publication and explore six real-world case stories, their achievements, challenges and share take-home messages from the project teams.

The cases from across Europe explore challenges across the spectrum of healthcare operations, from transforming the outpatient experience, environmentally sustainable renovation of hospital wards, transforming waste management to support net zero and zero waste ambitions, finding solutions to progressively move towards zero-waste operating theatres, implementing smart emergency response systems, and personalising orthopaedic surgical processes, these case studies provide concrete examples of how innovation procurement can drive positive change. The case presentations aim to inspire and inform, offering valuable lessons and actionable insights for healthcare professionals, procurement specialists, and healthcare managers.

The subsequent panel discussion will delve into the challenges and opportunities of collaborative innovation procurement and scaling of good ideas and innovative solutions in healthcare and discuss emerging unmet needs. This interactive panel discussion will encourage active participation from attendees. It will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in a meaningful dialogue regarding unmet needs and to ask questions to the expert presenters.