Sustainability Links
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Sustainable Health South West
This site contains information and support for NHS organisations in the South West. (External link)
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NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Our aim is to help the NHS fulfil its potential as a leading sustainable and low carbon healthcare service.
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Sustainability in the NHS Health Check 2012
It is essential we strive to improve patient care today at the same time as
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NHS England Carbon Footprint
2010 the NHS England carbon footprint stopped rising and are levelling off.
Sustainability is about providing high quality patient care today without compromising the care we provide tomorrow.
The 2012 NHS carbon footprint report shows procurement is responsible for 65% of all carbon consumed in the NHS. Procurement is based on clinical decisions, making Deaneries one of the most important organisations in supporting sustainable development in the NHS. With 2500 current trainees, the Severn Deanery is the perfect catalyst for sustainable change in the clinical setting. This can be achieved through sharing an understanding of embodied carbon, through encouraging innovative use of the resources needed to provide care, and through supporting our clinicians of tomorrow to develop the green agenda.
It's no wonder the Severn Deanery aims to be the leading Deanery in sustainability.
We are committed to sustainable development and to reducing the impact on the environment both in the office and in training our future medical workforce.
The Deanery has an energetic and devoted Green Team led by Dr Geoffrey Wright
The Green Team is working on five areas: health, energy, transport, purchasing and waste with a view to expand into the sustainable delivery of training.
The Severn Deanery, under the South West Strategic Health Authority is a current member of the 10:10 carbon reduction campaign