The shortlist for the inaugural Sustainable Health and Care Awards has been announced. The awards are commissioned by the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) and delivered by NHS Employers.
NHS Trusts, commissioners and other health organisations from across the country have been selected as finalists in the health and care sustainability awards. The awards are divided into 12 categories (see below for full list). 58 finalists across 34 organisations have been selected.
The Sustainable Health and Care Awards highlight and celebrate the outstanding sustainable practices bringing real benefits to health and the environment such as cutting carbon, air pollution and promoting green space.
Submissions were assessed based on social, financial and environmental outcomes by a panel of 13 judges from across the health, environment and private sectors.
The ceremony will take place on November 21, 2018 at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, following the Sustainable Health and Care Forum.
Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive of NHS Employers, says: “To secure a lasting, thriving NHS, sustainability is more important than ever. These awards are a great opportunity for organisations to be recognised for all the hard work they do towards creating a greener, more sustainable health and care system.
“I’d like to congratulate all of the finalists and thank them for their work in making the health system a more sustainable place.”
Sonia Roschnik, Director of the Sustainable Development Unit, adds: “The Sustainable Health and Care Awards celebrate good practice across the health and care system in view of a healthy sustainable future.
“We would like to invite anyone involved in health and care to join us to support the growing innovation, research and implementation in sustainable development for the benefit of patients, staff and communities.”
Funded by and accountable to NHS England and Public Health England, the SDU works across the NHS, public health and social care system. It helps organisations across health and care embed and promote sustainable development in order to reduce emissions and pollution, save money and improve the health of people and communities.
List of finalists by category:
Adaptation - best resilience strategy
* Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
* Norfolk County Council
Capital projects - building design efficiency
* Medical Architecture for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
* Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Carbon reduction
* Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
* Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
* Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust
Care and clinical practice
* Future Roots
* Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
* Newham Clinical Commissioning Group
* Breast Cancer Care Team, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Children’s Diabetes Team, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Intensive Care Unit Team, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
* University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Green space
* Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
* Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
* Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
* North Bristol NHS Trust
* Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
* University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Our people
* Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
* Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
* Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Royal College of General Practitioners
* Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
* University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Sustainable excellence – corporate approach
* Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
* Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
* Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
* Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
* University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Travel and logistics
* The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
* Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* North Bristol NHS Trust
* Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Waste and resources
* Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
* Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
* University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
* Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust
Water and energy
* Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
* North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
* Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
* Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
* Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust
Sustainable healthcare ambassador of the year
* Ben Tongue, Sustainability Manager, NHS Digital
* Deana Gershuny, Junior Doctor, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
* Harriet Dean-Orange, Theatres Nurse, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
* Jeannie Metcalfe-Hall, Environment Manager, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
* Manizah Imam, Governance Manager, Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Sustainable healthcare leader of the year
* Mike Gent, Deputy Director Health Protection, Public Health England, Yorkshire & The Humber
* Jacob Oakley, Ophthalmic Photographer, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
* James Dixon, Head of Sustainability and Compliance, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate Governance, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
* Tricia Down, Head of Sustainable Health and Capital Planning, North Bristol NHS Trust
