GovToday Sustainable Development Conference. Maximising the NHS Estate - Sustainability

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1 GovToday Sustainable Development Conference Maximising the NHS Estate - Sustainability

2 Sustainable Healthcare? Life expectancy in 1948: Men 66 Women 70 In 1948, NHS spend was 2.4% of GDP Life expectancy in 2009: Men 78 Women 83 In 2009, NHS spend was 9.8% of GDP

3 Why should we become more sustainable? Scientific case the scientific evidence - We should do We are releasing 350m years of stored CO 2 VERY fast Legal case The Climate Change act 2008 We have to (CRC League tables) Health case A low carbon sustainable healthcare system will deliver immediate and longer term healthcare co- benefits We must do Business case To realise efficiency and productivity savings. Good for reputation. We will do Leadership case According to the Lancet climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21 st Century. The values of the NHS to protect health and well being mean that we must take the lead. We ought to Pharmaceuticals Food Treatment Waste Transport

4 Sustainable Development what we are doing? Board Approved Sustainable Development Management Plan Procurement & Supply Chain Contract Partners/Stakeholders - JVs Energy & Utilities Waste Design & Upgrade Adaptation Clinical engagement Performance Dashboards/metrics Transformational change A long term view that we can influence carbon reduction of up to 15% through behavioural change.

5 Some UCLH Achievements to date. It can be done... Board approved Carbon management plan Achieved reduction in carbon footprint & consumption training Built up sustainability team Trained carbon champions & carbon Oscars Carbon impact of cancer care work shop Low carbon food menus Carbon Trust low carbon procurement pilot project Patient transport & supply chain optimisation scheme Increased recycling Winners of several sustainability awards Carbon Trust Standard Successful Mr Switch It energy awareness campaign

6 UCLH Carbon Footprint in Tonnes 31,671 27,348 UCLH Utilities Costs Last 3 Years Electricity Gas Water 3,894,429 3,390,273 3,225, ,556,546 1,437,863 1,360, , , ,862 0 Year Year /09 09/10 10/11

7 Low Impact Construction

8 UCLH - NHS Plan A Plan A M&S income generator Sustainable design brief Framework arrangements Challenging Capital Programme New build and Upgrade 75m Backlog maintenance 47M Materials Standardisation/lighting/sub metering/bms

9 Sustainable Healthcare? Targets Deadlines Governance Reporting Influencing Stakeholders Metrics Technology

10 UCLH Route Map Progress to date Start Here

11 Three sites to check out NHS Sustainability Day of Action 28 th March NHS ReUse NHS Sustainability Portal

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15 NHS Sustainability Portal

16 NHS Reuse: UCLH Case Study A recent catalogue of the furniture UCLH have in storage identified over 1500 items. Reusing this equipment will save: SKIP c. 150,000 in avoided purchase cost for new c.34 tonnes of waste to landfill c.54,000kg of embodied carbon Through the reuse of office furniture UCLH have already saved approx 84,000

17 What will we do next? Challenges to our carbon Management Plan:

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