About us
Plants First Healthcare is a campaign led by a coalition of NHS health professionals who are increasingly concerned about the impacts of the food system on climate change and biodiversity loss. We are committed to urgently taking action to minimise these harms through evidence-based strategies that will benefit individual, population and planetary health. The aim of the campaign to normalise plant-based meals within healthcare settings by making plant-based food the default. This approach has already been successfully implemented in 11 city hospitals in New York City.
By making delicious, culturally appropriate plant-based options the default, NYC Health + Hospitals empowered more than half of all eligible patients to opt into the plant-based meals. They’ve now reduced their carbon footprint by 1/3 while maintaining very high patient satisfaction and saving approximately $500,000 annually.
We are now working with Greener By Default to bring their groundbreaking work to healthcare in the UK.