We take our responsibility toward the environment we live in and the people that we share it with seriously.
This policy outlines the measures and actions we are taking as a business to make a positive impact, both environmentally and ethically.
Business Ethics
We advocate:
- Safe and fair dealing
- Respect towards our patients
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption practices
- Patient health over profit
- Paying a living wage to all employees
- No use of zero-hours contracts
- Professionalism, efficiency, integrity and honesty with our patients and suppliers
- A constant system of feedback and improvement for all policies and processes
- Working with regulatory bodies to improve standards of digital healthcare in the UK
Ethical Trading
- We only use wholesalers who have a current wholesale licence issued by the MHRA
- For non-medical procurement, we always aim to work with local suppliers, where possible
Environment & Sustainability
Protecting the environment is a huge responsibility for everyone, including businesses.
Our steps to ensure our business works to protect the environment and ensure sustainability include:
- Recycling
- Conserving energy and using renewable energy where possible
- Using recyclable or biodegradable packaging, where possible
- Using environmentally-friendly technologies
- Encouraging and enabling employees to travel to work by public transport, car-share, bicycle or walking
- Minimising unnecessary travel by conducting meetings remotely, where possible
- Reducing printing and reliance on single-use products
Human Rights
Our company is dedicated to protecting human rights. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and will abide by all fair practices.
We do all that we can to ensure that our activities do not directly or indirectly violate human rights and do not risk the health and safety of employees and local communities. We support diversity, inclusion and equal pay.
Community & Volunteering
We encourage employees to volunteer and plan to organise volunteering events internally. We may sponsor volunteering events from other organisations and are happy to collaborate with charities.
We may initiate and support community investment and educational programs.
Training & Professional Development
We actively encourage all our staff to undertake further training to broaden their skills and knowledge. This enables our employees to keep up-to-date with the latest medical developments and improve the service we provide.
