Overview

Sustainable development• What is it? Why important? What can I do?Planning• Problem - obesogenic environment• Solution - planning?• Opportunities - Public Health White Paper• Future - new NPPF• SPAHG Guidance

“Meeting our needs today without compromising the ability of others to meet their needs tomorrow…”

What is Sustainability?

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5Barbier, 1987

Sustainability – Striking the Balance

Did you know?

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If everyone on the planet had the same wasteful lifestyles and used as much energy

as we do in the UK we would need THREE EARTHS to provide enough resources. We

are living way beyond our means

What can I do?

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When you left your house this morning did you leave the taps running and the lights and TV on?

Turn it off!

If every Trust cut their energy bill by 5% the NHS in England would save

around £20 million per year.

Why is sustainability important…?

1) It improves Health

2) It saves Money

3) The NHS can Make a Difference

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Did you know?

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The NHS has to reduce its carbon emissions by 10% by 2015 to help meet the Climate Change Act (2008) target of 80% by 2050.

How will you help deliver this?

What can I do?

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Is that face to face meeting really necessary?

Reduce travel!

If teleconferencing replaced 5% of business miles travelled, the NHS (England) would save

over £13.9 million each year

Did you know?

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The Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme requires many NHS organisations to participate in an “energy league”. Good performers will do well in the league table

and the CRC will cost them less money than poor performers.

Saving carbon will save the Trust money that can be reinvested in delivering services!

NHS carbon footprint1

travel

17%

Building energy use 24%Procurement

59%

1 England. NHS Sustainable Development Unit 2010 15

21 million tonnes CO2e

What can I do?

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Think about everything you use in your job and the amount of things you throw away: which of them could be used better, reused or recycled?

Reduce, reuse and recycle!

The NHS spends £20 billion every year on buying goods and services

1) 21 million tonnes of CO2e is the same as some medium sized countries

(e.g. Estonia and Slovenia) TRUE

2) The biggest chunk of procurement emissions is the manufacture of medical devices FALSE

3) The NHS is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in Europe TRUE

4) 1 in 20 journeys on UK roads are health related TRUE

Can we make a difference? True or False?

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You may like to include slides with:

• Your Organisation’s sustainability statement• Who the SD Champions are in the Organisation• Who the Board level sponsor is for Sustainable Development work• Specific information and data from your Organisation (e.g. amount

Organisation spends on energy, how much water the Organisation uses etc)

• Information about staff events promoting sustainability• The key actions you want people to take in the Organisation to

help improve sustainability and reduce carbon

Making the presentation specific to your Organisation

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NHS England CO2e footprint 1990 – 2020 with Climate Change Act targets:

Results of Public Opinion Survey:

Source:Ipsos MORIhttp://www.sdu.nhs.uk/documents/publications/Ipsos_MORI_Survey.pdf

Table

What organisations can do:

NHS England carbon intensity kgCO2e/£ 1990 to 2010:

Breakdown of NHS England 2010 emissions:

Procurement Breakdown:

“Planning is part art, part science and part politics, quite rightly, and there will be uncertainties, difficulty and argument all the time”, December 2011

Dr Hugh EllisChief Planner, Town and Country Planning Association

Public Health White Paper

‘Local government and communities will have new resources, rights and powers to shape their local areas. DCLG will support local areas with streamlined planning policy that aligns social, economic, environmental and health priorities into one place.’

‘Public health will be better integrated with areas such as social care, transport, leisure, planning and housing, keeping people connected, active, independent and in their own homes.’

POLICY

Example: Energy NPS

PLAN

Example: Long-term national waste strategy

PROGRAMMEExample: Solihull Waste Management Strategy

2010-2020

PROJECTExample: Construction of an incinerator

SEAorSA

EIA

HIA

Planning levels and assessment tools

SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment AoS: Appraisal of SustainabilityEIA: Environmental Impact Assessment SA: Sustainability Appraisal HIA: Health Impact Assessment

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Public health professional

Planner

The built and natural environmentPopulation health

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LDF

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Health premium

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