Sustainability in the NHS: Healthcheck 2012 (from SDU bulletin)

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Today the NHS SDU launches its new publication 'Sustainability in the NHS: Health Check 2012', which contains three piece of exciting new research.

  • A survey of NHS leaders showing the importance of sustainability in driving up quality, productivity and value; 
  • An Ipsos MORI public opinion survey demonstrating how sustainable the public think the NHS should be; 
  • The latest NHS carbon footprint.

This short publication details how:

  • 92% of the public interviewed by Ipsos MORI say they want the NHS to be more sustainable, with 33% saying it should be done even if it would cost the health service money;  
  • Almost nine out of every ten leaders surveyed say they think sustainability is important with 60% believing it is essential to the running of their organisation;
  • The NHS Carbon Footprint has stopped rising and is levelling off at 20 million tonnes per year.

Please click find out more about  'Sustainability in the NHS: Health Check 2012'.