Operating theatres generate more clinical waste per square metrethan almost any other environment in healthcare. Yet the textilesthat flow through them – gowns, drapes, theatre linen – are stillroutinely evaluated on unit price alone. At Aberdeen LaundryServices, we think that has to change. I’ve spent time this week at P4H Scotland 2026 at MurrayfieldStadium, in conversation with some of the most experiencedprocurement, sustainability and operational professionals in NHSScotland. The dialogue was energising – and it confirmed somethingwe have believed for a long time: the NHS is ready for afundamentally different kind of discussion about laundry and textileservices. Not a conversation