Another step on the #GreenerNHS journey.

This is wonderful 💚 Well done and thank you NHS North East & Yorkshire for this great work and lovely clip! Happy Friday all.

I’ve written a blog for our Accelerated Access Collaborative Net Zero funding competition launched today through SBRI Healthcare with Greener NHS We’ll be supporting innovations to reduce carbon emissions and drive improvements in care for #NHS patients. Find out more: england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/202…

We’ve been working with Accelerated Access Collaborative and SBRI Healthcare on this important competition to provide £1m in funding for new innovations to make care better for patients while making our health service greener. Open now until 5 October 💚#greenernhs

Eight ambulance trusts are trialling new electric vehicles to help patients and the planet. The green fleet includes vehicles to transfer patients, attend less severe emergencies and as a rapid response for those experiencing a mental health crisis. ➡️ england.nhs.uk/2022/08/nhs-ro…

New rapid response electric vehicles will help reduce pressure on ambulances - six of the greener vehicles will be dedicated to helping patients with mental health emergencies. #greenernhs dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Two years on from committing to reach net zero: so many great examples in this video of all the work going on to both reduce the impact of the NHS on the environment and also make services better for patients.

As #COP27 begins in Egypt, #NHS staff, partners and suppliers continue to play their part in creating change for the benefit of people and the planet. By 2040 the #NHS will reduce the emissions it controls to net zero, saving lives and improving the world we live in.

Climate change poses a threat to our health and our planet. Health Visitor Polly from @nhs_scft uses an electric bike to reduce the trust's carbon footprint. 🚴💚 Learn about how Greener NHS are reducing carbon emissions and improving air quality. england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/

🌞11,000 solar panels 🐑51 sheep 🏅1 amazing achievement Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust' ‘Field of Dreams’ project is now generating enough electricity to meet the needs of the entire Castle Hill Hospital during the summer months. england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wha… #COP27

We welcome today’s commitment from The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow, and The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, to protect patient health and wellbeing and tackle the environmental impact of surgical care 👏 x.com/RCSnews/status…

Desflurane is a commonly used anaesthetic gas which is 2500 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. It’s great to see hospitals adopting alternatives which are just as effective for patients but have less impact on our environment 👏 #GreenerNHS

Today's Professor Chris Whitty report focuses on the significant health threats posed by air pollution. It highlights our work to halve the #NHS contribution to poor air quality within a decade. Find out more about how we are building a #GreenerNHS 👇 england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wha…

With the support of Royal College of Anaesthetists & Association of Anaesthetists, NHS England has committed to stop the use of desflurane - an environmentally harmful anaesthetic - by early 2024. Great news for patients & the planet, with clinically safe alternatives already widely in use. england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/202…

It was a fantastic session & true collaboration in action - very much what we need to move decarbonisation forward Region Stockholm teamCNO 💙 Zuleika Henderson Carolina Pettersson

A historic day. Over 50 ministers of health speak to a full #Cop28 plenary room, following 123 countries signing the COP28 Climate and Health declaration. So pleased to see Lujain Alqodmani, of WMA and our global climate and health family, address them.

Today I was at the WHO pavilion speaking about ATACH Supply Chains. ATACH is a WHO program we joined at COP26 -- it aims to build climate resilient & sustainable health systems & promote integration of climate change & health nexus nationally and globally. who.int/initiatives/al…

.HHS.gov is collaborating with health systems around the world to document alignment in climate-related procurement requirements for health sector suppliers, specifically focusing carbon emissions disclosures and target setting. Learn more: hhs.gov/about/news/202…

As one HHS, we are addressing critical climate-related health impacts 🌎. We are proud of what agencies across the Department have accomplished and we will continue to work together to advance health forward climate solutions. #EarthDay Read more: bit.ly/3UqxgTB

Happy #EarthDay 🌎! Check out the HHS’ Earth Week Announcements and learn how HHS.gov is collaborating with health systems from England, Norway, Ireland, and Australia to document alignment in climate-related procurement requirements for health sector suppliers!