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GPNET-0 Study

Implementation of decarbonisation actions in General Practice to help achieve a net zero NHS (GPNET-0 Study)

The NHS is committed to reducing the carbon emissions associated with its activities; research is urgently needed to learn how this can be done. This study will investigate as to how general practice can contribute.

The GPNET-0 Study aims to answer the question:

‘How do institutional, organisational, professional, and patient factors influence the implementation and sustainability of actions to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with general practice?’

The study’s aims:

  • To understand how general practice is implementing decarbonisation actions to help achieve a net zero NHS; and
  • To generate actionable recommendations on how to support and accelerate the implementation and sustainability of actions to decarbonise general practice to help achieve a net zero NHS.

The study has seven objectives, each mapped to a work package (WP). The diagram below shows each work package, and how they relate to each other. For more information about each WP, please see their specific pages.

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Study Setting:

The GPNET-0 Study will be conducted within three Integrated Care Board (ICB) areas, selected due to their differing levels of current engagement with decarbonisation activities: Coventry and Warwickshire ICB, Birmingham and Solihull ICB, and South Yorkshire ICB.

Policy Brief and Factsheet:

The GPNET-0 Study team are excited to share the study’s first policy briefLink opens in a new window and factsheetLink opens in a new window. These draw on initial findings from the systematic review (WP1), the GP survey (WP2.1), and initial findings from work with case study practices (WP2.2). They were developed with input from key stakeholders, GP staff, and members of our public patient involvement (PPI) panel during the study’s first Knowledge Mobilisation Workshop.

Logo for the GPNET-0 Study. It depicts the acronym GPNET-0 in blue and green text.

Enquiries:

Dr Ana Raquel Nunes

Dates of project:

1 September 2023 – 28 February 2026

Funder:

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The GPNET-0 Study has received HRA and Health and Care Research Wales (RCRW) Approval (REC reference: 23/PR/1169)

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Mailing list

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Newsletter:

Please see our archiveLink opens in a new window for previous editions of the GPNET-0 Study newsletter.

Study flyer

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