A FROME surgery scooped a hattrick of national awards for its work on sustainability.

The team at Frome Medical Practice is celebrating after picking up the accolades at the General Practice Awards in London last month, the Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA) Awards in November, and at the Practice Managers Association (PMA) awards in October.

December’s win saw the Enos Way surgery win the Sustainability in Practice Award, which followed the centre picking up the Greener Award in November and the Sustainability in General Practice title in October.

Managing partner at Frome Medical Practice, Karen Creffield, said: “All three awards that we’ve won recently are a recognition of the work the team at the practice has undertaken since we made sustainability a priority in 2017.

“Delivering sustainable health care is about considering what is good for patients and good for the planet. To be recognised at such a high level nationally is something we are incredibly proud of.”

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The PCPA Greener Award was given in recognition of the pioneering work the practice has done in the area of medicines management, with the judging panel lauding a range of work, including a focus on reducing medicines wastage and offering patients support when they want to stop or reduce medication.

The PMA Sustainability in General Practice Award highlighted the practice’s commitment to environmental responsibility and community engagement.

Frome Medical Practice is based at Enos Way. Picture: Google

Karen added: “The awards are national recognition of the work we are doing and the influence we are having beyond Frome, but at a more local level it’s really important to recognise some of our achievements this year.

“These include recycling and composting over 50% of our waste, reducing our consumption of electricity and gas and implementing several projects that aim to reduce medicines waste, for example.

“The work we do on sustainability ranges from the most simple measures, keeping doors and windows closed for example, to more complex work monitoring our reduced emissions through changes in prescribing, and I want to thank the whole team for their commitment to this critical area of our work.”