Governance

Board Level

The Board should take full responsibility for the embedding carbon reduction and sustainability into all policies and practices and undertaken by the organisation.

The Board's responsibilities includes the approval of a Sustainable Development Management Plan, with additional action plans to cover Carbon Reduction, Green Travel and Sustainable Procurement (among others). Updates on carbon reduction and sustainability should be included on all Board agendas, with feedback from and suggestions made to the organisation’s sustainability lead and/or carbon reduction manager.

A draft template for a Sustainability Development Management Plan has been developed for all Trusts to use.

Case Studies

NHS Bournemouth and Poole Low Carbon Strategy

A copy of NHS Bournemouth and Poole's Low Carbon Strategy - developed by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (commissioned) in April 2009.

Devon Partnership Trust Sustainable Development Action Plan

A copy of Devon Partnership NHS Trust's Sustainable Development Action Plan, as reported to Board in September 2009.

NHS Gloucestershire Sustainable Development Strategy 2009-2015

A copy of NHS Gloucestershire's Sustainable Development Strategy 2009-2015.

NHS Swindon Sustainable Development Management Plan

NHS Swindon's Sustainable Development Management Plan, approved in January 2010.

News

  1. BMJ Spotlight on Climate Change
    Mon, 19/03/2012

    The BMJ has just published a spotlight on climate change on ...

  2. Sustainability in the NHS: Healthcheck 2012 (from SDU bulletin)
    Wed, 01/02/2012

    Today the NHS SDU launches its new publication '...

  3. Monitor Consultation (from SDU Bulletin)
    Thu, 10/11/2011

    Monitor has launched an 8-week consultation on the proposed amendments to the NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reporting Manual for 2011/12. The consultation also covers external assurance on quality reports and in particular includes reporting on sustainable development (SD).  It...

  4. Climate change and health impacts - new Met Office video
    Wed, 02/11/2011

    The Met Office has released it's latest online film, on the health impacts of climate change. To view the film, visit You Tube or the...

  5. Health and Wellbeing Board publications
    Sat, 22/10/2011

    IDEA have just launched their Health and Wellbeing Board publication, “new partnerships, new opportunities” - see PDFs for a copy of the executive summary and a short version of the case studies to this email for your information. The full version (with the full case studies)...

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