| INSTITUTION | Converting it into units for hospital, perhaps |
| RECYCLE | They ___ dead plant material converting it to compost and improve the nutrient availability in the soil by pulling organic material deeper into the soil. |
| TRIATOMIC | Water is converting it to air, absorbing mass at the speed of light (9) |
| WAITINGLIST | Candidates hanging on for a vacancy in hospital perhaps (7,4) |
| FASTFORWARD | Go without food for hospital, room to move ahead quickly (4-7) |
| NURSED | Cared for in hospital perhaps (6) |
| CANDYSTRIPE | Pattern once used for hospital volunteer uniforms, with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| DOA | Initials describing a mystery novel's victim, at the hospital, perhaps |
| LANDWARDS | Parts of field hospital perhaps, running off the main? (9) |
| INWARDS | Visiting hospital, perhaps, or going to centre |
| TOWARDS | In the direction of the hospital, perhaps |
| FILL | Occupy fellow in hospital perhaps (4) |
| LECTURER | Look suggestively over curt doctor from academic hospital perhaps (8) |
| GAMMARAY | Artist in school may beam in hospital perhaps (5,3) |
| BETTERHALF | Wife out of hospital perhaps in need of a little drink |
| BACKLOGS | SGOL? One of the conditions in hospital perhaps! (8) |
| IMPATIENT | Snappy writer's one in hospital perhaps (9) |
| KILOBYTE | Heard killer bite into unit of computer memory |
| INTERFERE | Step into unit in rent-free conditions (9) |
| ONTIME | Chap briefly called into unit when expected (2,4) |
