Improve energy efficient use of IT/digital solutions

Category: Diagnostic/Clinical Labs

Level: Silver

Author: Coakley-Burns, A., Nijhof, K.

The Impact: <p>Reduces energy consumption</p>

Details

The lab is likely to need to work with IT teams in order to achieve this action. With the current drive for digitisation within healthcare, it is vital that digital solutions are as energy efficient as possible.

References

• Impact of Data Centers on Power Consumption, Climate Change, and Sustainability

Resources

• Best practice recommendations The retention and storage of pathological records and specimens ,
• Requirements for the retention of laboratory records and diagnostic material ,
• Cloud storage and data guidance ,
• Green DiSC ,
• Digital solution to reduce computer energy use at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust