• New charging points to be installed at Royal Bolton Hospital to support rollout of electric NHS fleet
• Bolton NHS Foundation Trust awarded £38,000 to install six charge points
• Investment is expected to save the Trust £5,000 a year in fuel costs and reduce emissions

New charging points are to be installed at Royal Bolton Hospital to help support the rollout of electric vehicles of the NHS fleet.

Investing in electrical charge points will deliver reductions in fuel and maintenance costs that can be redirected into front line care.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £38,363 to install six charge points across the Royal Bolton Hospital site, with work expected to be completed by the end of January. Once up and running it’s expected to save the Trust £5,000 per year in fuel costs.

The scheme forms part of the Trust’s Green Plan for 2025-2030, which sets out how the organisation will work towards meeting NHS England’s 2045 net zero targets with a number of priority actions.

‘Greener and cleaner’

Annette Walker, Director of Finance at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, said:

As one of the biggest employers and organisations in Bolton, it’s vital that we’re at the forefront of change when it comes to working in a greener and cleaner way.

“This investment means we will have less NHS vehicles emitting harmful gases and will help us to go further in reducing our carbon footprint and work towards our goal of becoming a net zero organisation.

“Any money we are able to save by becoming more sustainable will allow us to redirect funds into other parts of our organisation, such as frontline patient care, and enhance the services we deliver for Bolton.

In July 2025, the Department for Transport and the Department for Health and Social Care announced the NHS Chargepoint Accelerator scheme. The scheme is an investment of £8 million from Office for Zero Emission Vehicles for the installation of on-site electric vehicle charge points to support electrification of the NHS fleet.

This investment will deliver savings of £130 million for the NHS over the next 25 years, with an estimated average return on investment in just four years. The wider social benefits from reduce emissions and improved air quality are valued at a further £93 million.

NHS Chief Sustainability Officer, Chris Gormley, added:

The NHS has already implemented hundreds of projects that reduce emissions and drive significant cost savings, all while improving patient care.

“This new £8 million investment, across 62 NHS Trusts and around 224 sites, supports the renewed commitment in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan to deliver a more sustainable NHS while also helping hospitals to save millions on fuel and maintenance costs and reducing air pollution.

“These savings can be reinvested directly into frontline care, ensuring the NHS continues to deliver for our patients and communities.

Find out more about Bolton NHS Foundation Trust’s Green Plan on their website.