New: #GreenSurgery report sets the groundwork for reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care.
🏃Reduce need
🔃 Care pathways
🏥Operating theatre
😷Anaesthetics
💉Products
BSMS Centre for Sustainable Healthcare The Health Foundation Richard Smith Chantelle Rizan
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The new #GreenSurgery report sets the groundwork for reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care.

🏃 Reduce need
🔃 Care pathways
🏥 Operating theatre
😷 Anaesthetics
💉 Products

Read more 👇

ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-he…

Today's Professor Chris Whitty report focuses on the significant health threats posed by air pollution.

It highlights our work to halve the #NHS contribution to poor air quality within a decade.

Find out more about how we are building a #GreenerNHS 👇

england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wha…

We welcome today’s commitment from The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, to protect patient health and wellbeing and tackle the environmental impact of surgical care 👏

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As #COP27 begins in Egypt, #NHS staff, partners and suppliers continue to play their part in creating change for the benefit of people and the planet.

By 2040 the #NHS will reduce the emissions it controls to net zero, saving lives and improving the world we live in.

School for Change Agents launches today, in line with #COP27 - and this year it has a #greenernhs twist!

Sign up #S4CA to gain valuable skills to help make a difference while hearing more about how the NHS is becoming greener from those driving change.

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The amazing School4ChangeAgents offers anyone who works in health and care the opportunity to take their desire to see change happen and make it a reality.

This year it has a #GreenerNHS twist! 💚

Sign up now ⤵️

2⃣1⃣2⃣green plans!

2⃣1⃣2⃣ steps towards delivering the world’s first net zero health service!

This milestone demonstrates the overwhelming support from across the #NHS to tackle both climate change and air pollution at source.

#CleanAirDay #GreenerNHS

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This explains my difficulty breathing after my cycle commute 🚴🏽‍♂️😞 #climatecrisis = #healthcrisis could everyone just walk or cycle tomorrow please..go on!!

📣📣 #nurses & #midwives please join us on Feb 9th @ 18:45 and find out about the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Clinical Fellowships! Sign up here: fmlm.ac.uk/user/login?des…
Greener NHS charlotte mcardle RN Sam Sherrington RN DN QN FQNI MSc 💙 teamCNO 💙 Rose Gallagher MBE 🇺🇦 Ariel Lanada TheShuriNetwork NHS Muslim Women Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

TODAY 10.30–11.45: We’re exploring what it will take to get the NHS to net zero after #COP26 , with Mahmood Bhutta Nick Watts Sonia Roschnik Adam Vaughan Jennifer Dixon.

Register to watch live or on demand, and join the conversation using #THFNetZeroNHS 🔽
thehealthfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

If you listen to one thing from #COP26 let it be these 4 mins by Elizabeth Wathuti , O.G.W 🇰🇪 🇰🇪
A stark reminder of why I care so much about this. WE need to “have the grace to listen”, ACT and make the right decisions. WE have the OPPORTUNITY to reverse this INEQUITY!
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Powerful words from Nick Watts Greener NHS at #COP26 👊🏽This presents a huge opportunity for us to share, learn from and partner with health systems across the globe. Hopefully a move towards building resilient sustainable health systems globally 👏

A real privilege to represent Greener NHS at the #FutureSurgery conference and sit on a panel with Jasmine Winter Beatty Charlotte Holbrook chaired by Prof Bhutta. This is our opportunity to innovate and re-imagine the surgical care we deliver

Following in the footsteps of NHS England #GreenerNHS
✅50 health systems make climate commitments
✅ 14 have set #NetZero targets

We need more & we need the biggest & we need this soon #COP26

Amazing work, go team Greener NHS!! #COP26 #netzero

📣NEW: The leaders of more than 🔟 major NHS suppliers have pledged their support for a healthier future during #COP26 by committing to reach net zero emissions by 2045 or earlier across scopes 1, 2, & 3.
Read pledges The BMJ
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Watch: @Nick_Watts [1/4]

♻️Devised in 10 weeks from 5 teams, these innovative #GreenSurgery projects save a forecast 133.3 tonnes co2e/year!
✈️This is the same as flying return from London to Hong Kong 38 times.
🌎Imagine what would happen if spread & scaled worldwide!
📢Spread the word!
#cop26

Join the #BMJLeaderchat this evening at 7pm to discuss leadership and climate change