I've created this topic thread so that we can discuss actions going
forward from a meeting of 24 CHC members in London. I've posted an
abbreviated version of the actions planned.
Please do post
your comments/suggestions/actions here if you were at the meeting
or if you would like to comment on it. (If you were at the
meeting, you will have recieved the longer version by email.)
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Importance of making business directly related to health
and climate change in turn. Three areas of influence-
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on the wards,
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institutions
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trusts, on a policy level
- Waste management, Clinical waste/ recycling and
linking this with infection control. Get infection control staff to train front line
staff.
- Compile the carbon footprint
list of healthcare organisations, could have league tables- red,
amber, green
- Specific actions that
specialties can take. Produce 10:10
specialty factsheets / fill in the gaps.
- Work shop at the Royal College
of GPs’ conference. People are welcome to feed in ideas -
jienchino@googlemail.com JIENCHI
- Identify senior board champions
to lead. Both on exec and non exec boards. Foundation trusts
should find governors willing to take it forward. CHC could help
to develop teams in trusts/unis who are working on sustainability
in education and clinical environments
Importance of teaching
medical students about issues of sustainability. Useful approach
likely to be integrating across curriculum (therefore need to use
contacts acrss teh trust, and teaching systems
thinking.)
- 10 actions for students could
go on website
- Students can work on projects
to contribute to some of these areas of work, e.g. stickers for
clinical waste and business plan for waste by SSC students in
Leeds
- Students, SHE network and CHC
may be able to work together to communicate with the dean and get
sustainability more integrated in med curricula
Other actions
Pharmacy- huge proportions of
procurement 60% of the overall 60% procurement share- How do we
address the footprint of drugs? Alternative methods of
treatment?
OLIVIA is working to clarify and communicate the roles of
different organisations addressing health and sustainability.
We can post this on the website
when complete
