Sustainability Horizon Scanning Volume 1 Issue 11
January 4, 2010
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Future health: sustainable places for health and well-being
January 4, 2010Source: CABE: the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
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Date of publication: November 2009
Publication type: Report
In a nutshell: Aimed at planners, policymakers, and commissioners, Future Health shows how good planning can have a positive impact on public health, how health trusts can cut carbon and costs by co-locating services, and how designers can influence people’s well-being.
Length of publication: 53 pages (full report); 20 pages (summary)
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Are you a good corporate citizen?
January 4, 2010Source: NHS Corporate Citizen website
Date of publication: November 2009
Publication type: Best practice
In a nutshell: This new website, launched by the NHS and Sustainable Development Commission, aims to show how health professionals can help make the NHS more sustainable, by using the Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment tool.
Length of publication: Website
Acknowledgement: Sustainable Development Commission Press Release
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Sustainability Horizon Scanning Volume 1 Issue 10
December 7, 2009
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Health and Climate Change
December 7, 2009Source: The Lancet
Date of publication: November 2009
Publication type: Reports
In a nutshell: This Series is the result of an international collaboration of scientists supported by a consortium of funding bodies coordinated by the Wellcome Trust, UK. The Comments and Articles make a strong case for linking climate and health goals, and provide a quantitative underpinning for this important health message.
Length of publication: Webpage with links to various reports and articles
Some important notes: You will need to regsiter with The Lancet website (free of charge) in order to access the reports and papers.
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Fit for the future?
December 7, 2009Source: NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Date of publication: September 2009
Publication type: Report
In a nutshell: The report recommends five key steps to creating a sustainable low-carbon healthcare system, and argues the NHS will have to play a leading role in the response to climate change if it is to provide the best quality healthcare.
Length of publication: 40 pages
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Trusts target major carbon cuts
December 7, 2009Source: HSJ
Date of publication: November 2009
Publication type: News item
In a nutshell: 17 NHS Trusts have been awarded loans from Salix finance (funded through the Carbon Trust) to help them reduced carbon emissions and cut energy bills
Length of publication: Webpage
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