All Sustainability articles – Page 4
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CommentAchieving net carbon zero is a moral imperative for our trust
Transformation of any kind requires the right infrastructure to enable it to happen, and this is where the interface between sustainability and digital transformation is so important, writes Joe Harrison
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NewsSustainability chief pledges to avoid ‘death by strategy’ in push for carbon net zero
National funding will be given to those health systems with the ‘best ideas’ on how to become more environmentally sustainable, the NHS’ net zero chief has told HSJ.
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NewsTrusts must buy on ‘value’ not just ‘price’, says procurement chief
Trust leaders must become less pre-occupied with ‘price’ and think more about value and sustainability, according to the body representing the health procurement sector.
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HSJ PartnersUsing health and care innovation to deliver a net zero NHS
AHSNs are supporting the delivery of a net zero NHS by working with health and care organisations to discover and deploy sustainable healthcare innovations. And by helping innovators with sustainable solutions to grow and thrive. By Kathy Scott and Paul Durrands
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2021: Environmental Sustainability Award
WINNER: St Andrew’s Healthcare: Growing Spaces to Grow
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NewsTrusts face uncosted £4m rise in energy bills
Some NHS trusts are reporting huge hikes to their gas and electricity bills, with finance chiefs expecting increases of up to £4m in this financial year.
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CommentJackie Daniel: NHS leaders must stand up for planet
As leaders in healthcare we have an important responsibility to speak out and to take action in tackling the climate crisis, writes Dame Jackie Daniel
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CommentGreening the NHS is about more than net zero
Tackling climate change and its health effects will be a key matter of board governance and leadership. By Nicoline Poulsen and Toby Lewis
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CommentThe silver lining of despair
James Dixon on how climate emergency action became a fundamental part of Newcastle Hospitals’ DNA — and what he’s doing to spread the word.
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CommentClimate emergency: 10 things every NHS trust can do now
Tim Jaggard, acting chief executive at UCLH, highlights 10 practical things every NHS trust must change immediately amidst a global climate and health emergency.
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NewsMandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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HSJ InteractiveThe journey to net zero – what is the first step?
Environmental sustainability has been moving up the priority list in the healthcare sector with increased awareness of climate change and impacts on public health, and more recently cemented in strategic thinking with NHS net zero targets to work towards. Sponsored by The journey to a greener NHS comes ...
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News'Realistic' for NHS trusts and systems to be carbon neutral by 2030 says sustainability chief
The NHS’ chief sustainability officer has told HSJ trusts and integrated care systems can ‘absolutely’ achieve carbon net zero emissions by 2030.
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NewsNHSE to publish the carbon footprint of every trust and ICS
NHS England will publish each integrated care system’s carbon footprint before October, under plans to track progress against the health service’s sustainability programme.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS ensure a permanent shift in the way it uses data post-covid?
The pandemic has driven a changed understanding of the value of consolidating healthcare information but there are obstacles to overcome if the NHS is to ensure a permament shift in the way the NHS uses data, a recent HSJ webinar heard
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NewsTrusts and ICSs will have until April to develop carbon neutral plans
NHS trusts and integrated care systems will have until April next year to develop plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions, HSJ has learned.
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NewsVirtual forum to hear NHS needs to drop ‘single use mindset’ post-covid
An HSJ virtual forum tomorrow will discuss how the NHS should drop the ‘single use’ mindset which has accelerated during covid, to protect the environment.
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NewsGovernment launches £5bn PPE procurement drive to prepare for winter covid surge
A new £5bn procurement framework is being developed for personal protective equipment, aimed at meeting current demand and any potential winter surge in covid-19 cases.
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NewsWorkforce chief moves on after five years
A senior civil servant responsible for NHS workforce planning, the new NHS bill and other key areas of healthcare policy is to move to a new government department.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Environmental Sustainability Award
WINNER: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust – Providing Healthcare That Won’t Cost the Earth