Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements Regional Achievements NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy Launch January 2009

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements North West  NW Regional S D Plan review underway  All 22 LAAs have one or more Climate-change related target  Recent launch of Greater Manchester fuel poverty initiative to maximise energy improvements to most vulnerable households  Manchester Mini-Stern Review  100 Months Club for senior leaders

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements North East  Regional Advisory Group for Economy, Culture and Environment – work includes research into how transport can help to improve people’s health  Champion body for Sustainable Development, Sustaine, provides a regional focus  North East Climate Change Adaptation Study – first of its kind – available at  Learning from Darlington Sustainable Travel Towns Programme to be implemented across region  Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - £1.3m Carbon Reduction initiative via DH Energy & Sustainability Fund. Also a good practice case study for Waste, Electrical & Electronic Equipment recycling

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements NHS Yorkshire and the Humber  Successful completion of regionwide project in NHS Employability (over 1190 economically inactive people trained to ‘job ready status’)  Successful completion of a Local NHS Procurement Project including local food suppliers and local waste management  Establishment of a multi-disciplinary NHS Carbon Reduction Steering Group involving ‘Carbon Action Yorkshire’ establishing cross organisational working groups exploring and sharing developing good practice in energy utilisation, transport, procurement and waste management  Identification of senior carbon reduction ‘leads’ in over 90% of NHS organisations in the region  Leading on the piloting of ‘The NHS Forest’

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements East Midlands  Regional Climate Change Steering Group (Chief Exec. led) and Regional Implementation Group established.  Sherwood Forest Hospitals ground-source cooling/heating system installed  Nottingham hospitals ‘Medi-Link’ bus service established.  Leicester Hospitals carrying out a Carbon Management implementation plan.  Comprehensive window replacement scheme at Chesterfield Royal to reduce heat/energy loss.

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements East of England  Establishing links between NHS, Local Authorities and other partners to form action groups for SD  Incorporating SD into the Commissioning Framework and the World Class Commissioning process.  “Green Clinical Area” - Pilot using the Addenbrookes Neonatal Intensive Care Unit  Commitment from the EoE NHS Management Board that trusts will  Establish board level champions for SD  Use the GCC model  Develop SD action plans in conjunction with their LA  Health into PSA 27 (Climate Change) Delivery Team at GO- East

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements West Midlands  West Midlands NHS as a Good Corporate Citizen Network in place since July 2006  Director level membership from the majority of NHS Trusts in the region & some PCT and wider members. Workshops held on Waste, Energy, Transport, Employment & Skills, Procurement, Legislation and BREEAM Healthcare (amongst others)  Excellence in Public Health Conference 2007: SD & the role of the NHS & 2 FTs in West Midlands nominated for HSJ GCC award in  Focused events on Waste Management in 2007 with Environment Agency and NISP (National Industrial Symbiosis Programme)  SHA Chair has put SD element into objectives of each NHS chair

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements London  London NHS Travel Plan Network - promotes the development and uptake of travel plans among NHS Trusts across London.  London Environmental Network – meets twice a year, disseminating environmental guidance and legistalion, networking opportunities for NHS environmental managers  Sustainable Employment Initiative - introduced at Barts and the London NHS Trust and Tower Hamlets PCT  London Procurement Project – Collaborative waste contract launched  Climate Change Adaption Strategy – ongoing relationship with the Mayor’s office and LDA  Healthy Urban Development Unit – working with PCTs, promoting health improvement and narrowing health inequalities in London

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements NHS South East Coast  East and Coastal Kent PCT; Environmental Impact Assessment of Trust Activities  Darneth Valley Hospital; Green Travel Policy including mini bus for staff transport  West Kent and West Sussex PCTs; Sustainability committees introducing organisational wide change  Medway Trust; annual Environment Week, CIBSE Best Carbon Performance Award 2008, CHP unit to reduce CO2 footprint by 3,000 tonnes pa.  Regional mapping process of sustainable development activity across Region in collaboration with Campaign for Greener Healthcare

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements NHS South Central  Oxford Cancer Centre- Winner of prestigious low carbon award and is reported to be the UK’s most energy efficient health building  Milton Keynes PCT -New Ashfield medical centre generates 20% of own energy  South Central SHA awareness raising- roadshows / presentations / electronic newsletter  Southampton University Hospitals Trust- Reduction of clinical waste and increase in recycling  Portsmouth City PCT- Integrated travel plan using local strategic partnership

Sustainable Development Unit Regional Achievements South West  South West SHA: Creation of a Sustainable Development network coordinator, hosted by the regions leading experts Sustainability South West.  South West SHA: Urban field trip to Freiburg in Germany to learn from the realities of progress towards healthy communities and sustainable settlements.  North Bristol NHS Trust: 'Treading Lightly Environmental Campaign‘ aimed at staff that is already achieving results such as a 350% increase in recycling over the past 12 months.  Cornwall Food Programme. Procuring food supplies in a sustainable manner in order to support local suppliers, growers and producers. In this way the Trusts are encouraging the local economy whilst reducing food miles and waste from packaging.