ISSUE 4 - SEPTEMBER 2009 | Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

Submitted by Tim on Fri, 28/08/2009 - 14:24

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Newsletter

Welcome to 'Green Rabbits' the monthly newsletter from the Campaign for Greener Healthcare for an update on sustainable healthcare news, events, resources and our projects. The primary source of information about the Campaign, including an archive of these newsletters, is our website at www.greenerhealthcare.org.

HEALTH SECTOR LEADING IN BOLD NEW CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN

The health sector is leading the way in signing up to the bold new climate change campaign 10:10. Ten NHS organisations plus the BMJ Group have committed to cutting their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010 from a 2009 base year. The target is challenging but by no means impossible for many organisations. The NHS ten include one Strategic Health Authority, several large acute teaching hospitals, two PCTs, a mental health trust, and a GP Surgery. For more details CLICK HERE.

GREEN NEPHROLOGY FELLOW IN POST!

The Campaign for Greener Healthcare is delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Connor to his new post as "Green Nephrology Fellow". Andrew is a specialist trainee in kidney medicine and is taking up the fellowship on September 1st, generously funded by NHS Kidney Care. Over the next year, he will be exploring the environmental impacts of kidney care and working with NHS staff and patients to improve practice in kidney units.
Read more here.

SDU JOB OPPORTUNITY

Public Health Researcher, Project Lead – Fixed term contract or secondment opportunity within the NHS Sustainable Development Unit. Based in Cambridge (pay band 7 £29,789 to £39,273). This 6 month post is designed to develop a program on climate change and sustainability amongst all Public Health trainees in England. The post holder will also form a national network of trainees who will address the public health issues related to climate change. Closing date 11th Sept 2009

For more information CLICK HERE

TOOLS & RESOURCES - CARBON TRUST NHS NETWORK

Carbon Trust logo Not just one tool but a whole tool box. The NHS Network is an on line community of NHS professionals seeking to cut carbon emissions in the health service with lots of resources to help, provided by the Carbon Trust. Tools particularly useful for the 10:10 Campaign recommended by Tim Pryce, Public Sector Manager, at the Carbon Trust are: the mobilisation Board presentation, the NHS scope and target guide, the baseline and VAS (value at stake) tool, the RAP (rapid assessment of carbon saving potential) tool, the projects register, and the the CMP template. There is also the Energy Technology List, providing guidance on leading energy saving products, at http://www.eca.gov.uk/etl

CARBON ADDICT SERIES - OBESITY

The obesity epidemic is probably the single greatest health burden generated by carbon dependence - to date. It is linked closely to carbon consumption both in the form of calories ingested and calories burned in the transport sector. (One US study has found that every hour spent in a car per day is associated with a 6% increase in risk of obesity, while a study in Chinese men showed those acquiring a car to be twice as likely to become obese. Find out more about how to treat the disabling “Carbon Dependence Syndrome” - www.carbonaddict.org/late-complications