National Contingency Waste Coordinator

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and increasing volumes of healthcare waste across England, NHSE/I needs to ensure the stability of the healthcare waste disposal market. It also needs to ensure that clinical services across England remain resilient during the winter months and that healthcare waste does not affect healthcare operations.

1.2. Therefore, NHSE/I wishes to appoint a National Contingency Healthcare Waste Coordinator (NCHWC) to support the NHS's management of the Healthcare Waste market's capacity.

1.3. The NCHWC's role will be to facilitate the mitigation of the build-up of healthcare waste on NHS sites across England (Trusts, Health Boards and Primary Care Locations) and to facilitate the optimum use of waste facilities by Contractors to ensure that clinical services are not interrupted while providing critical data, reports and market insight for both NHSE/I and the NHS in England.