Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare
Climate change poses an existential threat to us. The NHS has acknowledged its contribution to greenhouse gas emission and set a goal of achieving Net Zero by 2045. But how do we get there? Though we know the NHS’s carbon footprint overall, the carbon impact of service changes, quality improvement projects or procurement of new products, is not routinely measured. In order for the NHS to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045, carbon needs to become an additional currency alongside money, understood by all working in the health system.
This course is designed to help any healthcare professionals, non-clinical staff, sustainability managers and quality improvement leads working in the NHS or at a private healthcare organisation, academic researchers, and healthcare business/organisation to gain an understanding of what a carbon footprint is, how it is measured and how it can be used in the efforts to reach net zero. We will also explore existing carbon footprinting studies in healthcare and what can be learned from them. We recommend participation in one of our sustainable healthcare courses before joining Carbon Footprinting for Healthcare, however, it is not a requirement.
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£216–£476 price dependent on income/funding source
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