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  NHS Bids To Cut Up To 100 Million Plastic Straws, Cups And Cutlery From Hospitals

  Saturday 12 October 2019

  The NHS will slash the use of plastic in hospital canteens as part of its drive to reduce waste and make hospitals healthier for patients and staff.

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  Sustainable Development Unit – responding to the climate crisis

  Friday 20 September 2019

  We must all take our responsibilities seriously in relation to climate change and work collaboratively towards achieving the sustainability targets within the NHS Long Term Plan

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  SDU delighted to receive Climate Champion Awards

  Thursday 12 September 2019

  We are delighted to have received three 2019 Climate Champion Awards, in recognition of our work and participation in the 2020 Healthcare Climate Challenge.

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  First-ever estimate of health care’s global climate footprint

  Tuesday 10 September 2019

  If the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet according to a new report

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  Royal College of Nursing survey seeks to examine the contribution of nurses to Sustainable Development Goals

  Thursday 05 September 2019

  The RCN is preparing a report exploring how nurses, nurse associates, midwifes and nursing students support SDGs

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  Putting Health into Place

  Thursday 05 September 2019

  Healthy New Towns – Putting Health into Place, is an NHS initiative exploring how to create happy and healthier communities and homes

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  The climate emergency is a health emergency

  Thursday 05 September 2019

  NHS England & NHS Improvement Chief Executive Simon Stevens has sent a clear message to the system, describing the climate emergency as a ‘health emergency’, and reiterating the need...

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  Sustainable Development Unit to present air pollution evidence at PHE Conference 2019

  Tuesday 03 September 2019

  The SDU will join leading experts contributing to Air Pollution Sessions at the PHE annual conference

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  Green campaign at Forth Valley Royal saves money and helps the planet

  Wednesday 21 August 2019

  Theatre staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital have saved NHS money and reduced their carbon footprint using a range of green initiatives

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  Building Healthier Communities: New report explores the role of the NHS as an anchor institution

  Wednesday 21 August 2019

  The Health Foundation has examined the role of the NHS, including its social, economic and environmental contribution

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