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Today marks NHS Sustainability Day, the perfect occasion to celebrate the official opening of the refurbished Energy Centre at Bridlington Hospital. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to reducing its carbon footprint through the work of its Sustainable Development Group. The refurbishment of the Bridlington Hospital energy centre will help make a large […]

A new peaceful garden has been unveiled at the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford to benefit patients, staff and visitors as part of events to mark NHS Sustainability Day. Staff, volunteers and representatives from organisations which supported the opening of the garden are pictured in the Boningale Garden of Tranquillity The Boningale Garden of […]

To mark NHS Sustainability Day, the BMA has published a new report ‘In Good Hands – Tackling labour rights concerns in the manufacture of medical gloves’ today. The report highlights the widespread abuse of labour rights in factories producing medical gloves used in the NHS. You can read our report, and various communications activities below: […]

A new session on sustainable dentistry has been released on the award winning e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) platform. Released today, on NHS Sustainability Day 2016, the resource provides an introduction to climate change and explores the main principles of sustainable practice and their application in dentistry. It encourages clinicians and managers to make sustainable choices […]

Staff at Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust and University College London Hospitals are today waiting to hear whether their projects will win the Green Ward Competition and secure £500 to spend on further green innovation. Over the last six weeks staff from both NHS Trusts, with support from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and, at […]

We’ve received some programmes from across the country, showing what people are getting up to on sustainability day. From sausages, to biking, there’s some great stuff going on. click below to have a look, you might get some inspiration! All site programmes See what people have been getting up to all over the country and […]