Green Doctor
Groundwork’s Green Doctors help UK residents stay warm, stay well, and save money on household bills.
Our team of friendly Green Doctors are energy efficiency experts offering free, impartial advice to help you take control of your bills and save energy in the home.
We can provide different kinds of support, whether that’s advice on paying off debt with energy or water companies, or spotting other concerns for a referral to other services. Some of the reasons people ask us for help are:
- struggling to pay energy bills or finding it hard to manage fuel debt
- worrying about keeping warm or choosing between eating and heating
- feeling that the home is cold, damp or draughty
- respiratory problems such as asthma or a persistent cough
35,990
Green Doctor visits per year
£350k+
distributed in emergency energy top-ups
£5m+
of savings made by households a year
1,500+
front line workers trained in energy awareness and fuel poverty
How we work with organisations
Our local knowledge, relationships with tenants and face-to-face approach enable housing associations and local authorities to direct their funding to the right places. We also work with commercial businesses that have the technical and design expertise to complement our local presence, grassroots knowledge and relationships with beneficiaries. Green Doctors can also use their visits to identify other vulnerabilities and make referrals to relevant services if needed.
Case study: John
John is a talented photographer, but his health and out of control energy bills were making it impossible to remain positive and creative. Like millions of other UK residents, he found that his electricity and gas bills were a constant worry.
With the support of a Groundwork Green Doctor he now has his bills and life back on track.