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Green Ward teams show impact of clinical sustainability projects

On NHS Sustainability Day 2016, clinical teams at two Trusts showed what can be achieved at ward and department level to improve sustainability.

UK health services unprepared for climate change, warns major new health alliance

UK health services are currently unprepared for the risks posed by climate change, warns a major new health alliance launching today.

Mental Health and Education...

Mental Health and Education resource under threat.

CCG case studies on prevention and early diagnosis

NHS Clinical Commissioners have launched a new publication: Delivering a healthier future: How CCGs are leading the way on prevention and early diagnosis.

NHS Clinical Commissioners

January, 2016

Health sector hits first target in combating climate change - SDU report

The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change.

Happy New Year 2016!

The start of a new year is a time for standing back and seeing a broader perspective, and for those of us working in health, this includes thinking about how we can improve the health of our patients and the general public, and at the same time make healthcare more sustainable.

Mental health outcomes of using waterways

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is delighted to announce the start of a new project with the Canal & River Trust, the charity which cares for 2,000 miles of waterway in England and Wales.

How cycling could help the Paris talks change the world

Impressive carbon reductions possible from EU-wide adoption of Denmark-style cycling policies - and of course there would be a great health go

My own contribution to the green movement

As a consultant general surgeon in Sri Lanka, always found time to pursue hobbies of wildlife and painting.

Tackling Childhood Obesity in West Yorkshire: The role of nature and the outdoors

CSH and the Ecosystems Knowledge Network are holding a workshop on the 25th November in partnership with South Pennines LNP. The workshop aims to bring about effective working relationships between local organisations in the health sector and those who can deliver improved access to the natural outdoors in Bradford and Airedale Districts to tackle childhood obesity.

Guidance for Commissioners of Financially, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Mental Health Services

Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health; Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

October, 2015

Dutch cyclists live longer lives

The WHO HEAT (health economic assessment tool for walking & cycling) in action!

NHS West Midlands...

NHS West Midlands Sustainability Network held a workshop on Waste and Wastewater Management in September 2015.

An Inspiring Day at the NHS Forest Conference

We certainly had a fantastic day at the NHS Forest Conference, it was great to see so many health and green space professionals in one place having some lively discussions and developing partnerships. We are hugely grateful to University Hospital Birmingham for hosting the event and providing us with an inspiring tour of their site and all the work they have done there. Lots of ideas have been generated!

Department for Transport cycle projects using HEAT tool to predict health gains

In 2013 the Government announced the 8 cities to be awarded a share of the £77m Cycle City Ambition Grant. The policy goals of promoting city cycling in this way are to promote local economic growth, reduce carbon emissions and improve health. It’s exciting to learn that the Department for Transport (DfT), in its assessment of project value, is taking the health and environmental benefits very seriously.

NHS waste reduction explored at Westminster

“NHS: efficiency savings through waste reduction” was the subject of a joint meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group and the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group earlier this month. The All-Party Parliamentary Groups provide a forum to inform debate among members of Parliament on key policy issues, and the event was chaired by Neil Carmichael MP, with contributions from Dr Terry Tudor, Senior Lecturer in Waste Management at the University of Northampton, Alexandra Hammond, Head of Sustainability at Guy’s and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, and Dr Frances Mortimer from CSH.

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Cutting Waste Report published

A guide for doctors on cutting waste in clinical care, which was co-authored by the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Fellow in Sustainability, Dr Daniel Maughan, was the BBC's top story on 6th November. Commissioned by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the guide provides a framework for doctors to think critically about waste from a clinical perspective and provides examples of doctors improving the value of healthcare by reducing waste. Chair of the Academy, Professor Terrence Stephenson, spoke about the report on Radio Four's Today Programme (at 1 hr 9 minutes) highlighting examples in the report such as minimising the use of x-rays where there is no proven benefit from their use.

Boiler on Prescription

In late 2011 while making coffee in our staff kitchen I happened to ask my Director, Sally Hancox, “Do you think we’ve stopped folk turning up as much at their Doctors now they have had the home retrofitted with energy efficient measures?” We have gathered a tremendous amount of anecdotal evidence from our retrofit programme to suggest people with conditions made worse by the cold were now managing their conditions better. However, as presented, it was worthless to the NHS… Sally’s response “No idea, go and find out”.

CareLand

CareLand is a pioneer group of Portuguese-Spanish, working on promotion and research of the effects of what nature’s conservation has on health and wellness.

The Oxford Good Food Charter

Good Food Oxford is proud to present The Oxford Good Food Charter. CSH represents health and healthcare on the steering group and is encouraging CCGs, Trusts and other healthcare organisations in the area to sign up. Good Food Oxford is part of the national Sustainable Food Cities Network. Its aim is to identify and catalyse actions by individuals and organisations that will measurably reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Oxford’s food system while promoting environmental sustainability, social inclusion, health, wellbeing, the local economy and a thriving food culture.

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Prescribing Movement resource

This toolkit gives you everything you need for a 1 minute, 5 minute and even more minute conversation, complete with step-by-step guides, behavioural change insights and all the evidence to back it up.

Moving Medicine

January, 2020

How to … provide tasty, healthy and environmentally friendly hospital meals

A guide for hospital trusts' hotel services, procurement teams and caterers to provide more sustainable food.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

October, 2009

Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Eye Motility Services at Moorfields Eye Hospital and its Satellite Clinics

The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

June, 2018

Making Sense of Social Prescription

The University of Westminster has published an excellent explanatory document on social prescription. It's a fantastic end to end resource with explanations of terminology, structures, different types of social prescription, and referral examples.

August, 2017

Too much medicine: insights and explanations from economic theory and research

I hope this might be interesting to some members, this article reports on work we have been doing to look at overuse in health care as a form of overconsumption, and examines health care overuse from the perspectives of ecological economics and sustainable consumption (amongst other economic pers

January, 2017

MH Service Sustainability Review Framework

This framework has been developed as a practical tool for service development or commissioning of sustainable mental health services.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Royal College of Psychiatrists

March, 2017

CCG case studies on prevention and early diagnosis

NHS Clinical Commissioners have launched a new publication: Delivering a healthier future: How CCGs are leading the way on prevention and early diagnosis.

NHS Clinical Commissioners

January, 2016

Guidance for Commissioners of Financially, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Mental Health Services

Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health; Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

October, 2015

Sustainable Mental Health Care Powerpoint presentation - by Sonia Sangha

Presentation on: 'Sustainable Mental Health Care.'

Given as part of my role as Sustainability Representative for the Royal College of Psychiatrists – Yorkshire and Humber Trust.

Dr. Sonia Sangha (Psychiatry CT3 in Humber NHS Foundation Trust)

January, 2014

"What are the benefits of Interacting with nature"

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

February, 2013

JOB OPPORTUNITY: CSH Education Lead for Quality Improvement

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is recruiting to a new full-time, permanent position based at least two days per week in our office in Oxford. Application deadline 10 February.