Goodbye one and welcome in two sustainability group scholar programmes

This month saw the conclusion of CSH's 12-month group scholar programme, SFERIC, which was administered in collaboration with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, Cardiff and Vale UHB, the Green Health Wales Network and the Dragon's Heart Institute.

We bid farewell to a variety of scholars with backgrounds in ENT surgery, dermatology, paediatrics and more, with a variety of interests, including inhalers and laboratory tests. The programme is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 40,920 kg each year (or more than 331 round trips from Bangor to Cardiff), and it will also save money—an estimated £28,000 per year. Congratulations to all!

Scholars in two new sustainability group scholar programmes began in September and October. Wales is once again hosting a group of six scholars - this time from Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB - from a variety of multi-disciplinary backgrounds, including catering and the Emergency Department.

CSH is also excited to be collaborating with the UK Kidney Association and Sustainable Healthcare Coalition to launch a Sustainable Kidney Care Scholar Programme with scholars from England, Scotland, and Wales. If you have any questions for them, please post them in our network for sustainable kidney care.
 
Scholars are given ½-1 day per week by their employer to work on a sustainability project in their own workplace, with training and supervision from CSH. Fellows follow a similar programme, but have at least 2.5 days of protected time and focus on more strategic topics. More information can be found here.