The LED units have been installed at Manchester University Hospital's North Manchester General, Trafford and Wythenshawe hospitals, as well as its Oxford Road campus, thanks to a £1.2m grant from The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Health and Social Care.

Mark Foden, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's associate director of Sustainability, said: ‘Along with decarbonising our buildings by making them more energy efficient, we're fully electrifying our in-house vehicles, changing our procurement process to ensure greener alternatives are used, working with pharmacy teams to reduce the environmental impact and unnecessary overprescribing, supporting colleagues with green quality improvement projects and encouraging active travel for staff through public transport discounts and support for cyclists with our free bike maintenance sessions and access to bike hubs across our sites.

‘On top of all of this, with our lighting changes, we're making changes for a safer as well as a greener environment.'

The move will see the hospitals save an estimated £210,000 every year in electricity costs, as well as saving around 220 tonnes of carbon dioxide.