After it was discovered that the NHS is responsible for an estimated 5% of the UKs carbon footprint, it became the world’s first national health system to make net zero commitments and develop clear deliverables and milestones. Whilst the NHS is contributing to climate change, climate change is also having its own effect on the NHS. 900 people were killed by soaring temperatures in 2019 while nearly 18 million patients visited GP practices in areas that exceed the World Health Organisation’s air pollution limit. 

Coming just in time to fall in line with COP26 we will be hosting two webinars where we will be discussing the challenges and solutions to the NHS’s climate effects  

For our first event of the day, we have invited NHS staff from a multitude of departments to speak about their sustainability journey and the challenges they have faced so far.

 Guest Speakers:

Dr. Lucy Brooks: Leadership Fellow in Climate Change and Anaesthesia, Health Education England: Yorkshire and Humber

Talk Title: Sustainability Challenges in Anaesthesia

Heidi Barnard: Group Head of Sustainability, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Dr. Bhagyashree Meenu Netke: Consultant Anaesthetist, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Talk Title: Road map of RWT to sustainability - challenges and opportunities

Join us for part two at 3 pm, where we have invited industry experts to discuss the new innovative processes, services and products that can assist in overcoming the challenges highlighted in the morning webinar.