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We are seeking a Practice Lead for our rapidly growing Healthcare Advisory Services practice. Reporting to the Head of our Solutions business, you will have primary responsibility for continuing to build and direct work with organisations in the healthcare sector – both NHS and private sector. You will have significant autonomy in developing business opportunities and delivering solutions projects that provide high value to organisations looking to drive sustainability solutions through the healthcare sector.

This report is the result of collaboration between theNHS Sustainable Development Unit and WRAP. The guidance is aimed at halving the amount of construction waste going to landfill at a time when landfill costs are rising. The report sets out ways that NHS organisations can improve the sustainability of building works being carried out.

This case study illustrates how Cisco HealthPresence is enabling patients and carers to bridge the distance in communities too remote from the health centres of urban areas. The technology is used in north east Scotland where, through the internet, it brings a doctor to the patient, complete with stethoscopes, thermometers, and blood pressure monitors. In France, meanwhile, the same technology is letting frail and elderly patients consult with specialists miles away without the stressful and costly ambulance ride through congested Parisian streets.

This report was jointly produced by the European Commission and the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA). It details the impact of an investment made by Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) in collaborative technologies in 2009.

This document summarises the main points discussed at the Greener Healthcare roundtable at the GSBQ on 15th June 2010, which focused on alternatives to travel in the NHS.

See pages 54-63 on climate change and health:

"Climate change and health are inextricably linked. Global health is fundamentally threatened by climate change. Conversely, there is an opportunity to actively improve health by taking steps that also help to slow climate change."

ARUP have undertaken a full consumption-based footprint and intervention study as part of a regional London NHS carbon footprint research project. The first Trust-level study was carried out with Barts and the London NHS Trust (BLT). The aim was to use, develop and test a Trust-level footprint methodology based on the one used to calculate the national and regional footprints, thus ensuring data is fully comparable between national, regional and Trust levels. The study showed that the overall emissions for BLT equate to 4.5% of all NHS London Trusts emissions, 0.9% of NHS England emissions and 21.5 tonnes of CO2 per BLT staff member.

This study has been commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate General for Information Society and Media, unit ICT for Inclusion. It looks in detail at telecare and home telehealth in 16 different countries.

BAMMbino’s Sustainability Working Group presents:

A unique opportunity for everyone involved in the delivery of healthcare to come together to discuss the possibilities of a sustainable vision for the future.

Wednesday 28th April 2010

17:00 - 20:30

The Bedford Building, 26 Bedford Way, London