Greenspace 2012 - The NHS Forest & Outer Space

Greenspace 2012The NHS Forest & Outer Space

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CENTRE for SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE

Why are we here?

• We are worried (very worried) about what’s happening to the climate and its effects on human health

• Healthcare professionals are key to change but often left out of sustainability

• There are many co-benefits to health and the environment to transforming healthcare for a sustainable future


What does CSH do?

• Inspire NHS staff, patients and community with positive co-benefits to health and the environment

• Empower healthcare professionals with the tools to make changes

• Transform healthcare for a sustainable future

CENTRE forSUSTAINABLEHEALTHCARE

The Carbon Footprint of healthcare in England

• The NHS is huge

• Carbon reduction target of 90% by 2050, but carbon emissions are still increasing

• so we work mostly with people in clinical specialities to transform healthcare


Sustainable HealthcareWhy less of the same is not enough• 90% reduction is a LOT!• Only 22% of the carbon footprint is from direct

energy use so we need to transform care itself not just improve buildings and recycling

• We need to look at pathways of care, to cut out waste and to improve patient experience• Prevention• Patient centred care• Lean pathways• Lower carbon choices


What does that mean in practice?

1. Clinical Specialties ProgrammeWorking with healthcare where it is now2. NHS Forest and Outer SpaceVisibly linking health and the environment5. EvidencePulling together the information and tools

we need to make change


• engaging staff and patients with their outside environment

• creating links between health & environment• planting 1.3 million trees, 1 for every

member of staff in the NHS• improving physical spaces• opening up NHS sites to public use


“There’s certain significance in the planting of trees thatleaves a lasting legacy. Here at RDaSH, particularly in thegrounds of our Trust Headquarters, we are lucky to have had so many beautiful trees planted by our predecessors,so when the opportunity came along to take part inplanting an NHS Forest it only seemed right to be a partof that. The therapeutic benefits of trees and the grounds, especially in mental health, are of great significance forour service users. For these reasons we fully intendfurther elements of the NHS Forest to be incorporated into Trust strategies for the foreseeable future.”

CEO Chris Boswell, Rotherham, Doncaster and SouthHumber Mental Health Trust.


Achievements in 2011• National recognition as a case study in the Forestry

Section of the National Ecosystems Assessment report• Awards: The Royal Orthopaedic hospital won Gold at the

Green Apple Awards and the Cornish NHS Forest received “highly commended” in the Good Corporate Citizenship category

• 7148 trees registered• 18 new sites signed up to the project• Autumn conference• Stories at sites – New Leaf, Cornwall


Tree Sponsorship Scheme• Run by OxTree Gen• Nearly 100 hospitals signed up to the scheme• Launched 16th January 2012• Twiggees, NHS Forest Gift cards, Mobile phones• Individual site planting• Twinning How you can be involved?

Sign up your local hospital Sponsor a tree for Valentineswww.nhsforest.oxtreegen.com


Fundraising• Funding for 2011: Big Tree Plant, RE:Leaf, Corporate

sponsorship, Tree Sponsorship, Charitable Trust Funds

• Existing Funding for 2012: Tree Sponsorship, Felix Dennis

• Funding Plan for 2012: Charitable Trust Fund applications, Corporate Sponsorship (Conferences) and Tree Sponsorship


The Plan for 2012• GROWTH: Ensure that 40 more sites sign up to the tree

sponsorship scheme by the end of March• TARGET: 10,000 More trees to be planted• SUSTAINABILITY: Tree sponsorship and two corporate

sponsors• HEALTH: Focus on engaging Mental Health Trusts• RESEARCH: build up the evidence base linking health

and the environment


Outer Space ProjectSt Catherine’s Hospital

Doncaster• ‘Fun Day’ Launch event held on the 31st August• Volunteers involved in building a new network of accessible paths • Community engagement work taking place with schools and local groups• Community group established


Outer Space ProjectUniversity Hospital Coventry• Project introduced at the October NHS Forest Conference• Hedge planting days with local schools in January• Community engagement work• Launch event on May 1st

• Creation of new entrance and improvements to access underway


What can we do together?

• JOIN the NHS Forest network on LinkedIn• Partner with us: to include healthcare in your work,

work with the NHS and engage staff and patients • Do some research on the NHS Forest or Outer

Space sites• Sign up to the NHS Forest or buy someone a tree

for Valentines! www.nhsforest.org

http://www.nhsforest.org/

sustainablehealthcare.org.ukRachel.stancliffe@sustainablehealthcare.org.uk

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Thank you and we look forward to working with you!

Greenspace 2012 - The NHS Forest & Outer Space

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