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NHS Forest Tree Sponsorship Scheme Launched

Mon, 31/01/2011

Millions of people can help in greening the NHS by sponsoring trees through a new NHS Forest Tree Sponsorship Scheme, launched by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and the Woodland Trust. The NHS Forest project aims to see the planting of 1.3 million trees, 1 tree per NHS employee, with as many as possible planted on NHS sites, such as hospitals and surgeries, to benefit patients, staff and local communities.  People can sponsor a tree for £15 and up to 10 trees can be sponsored at a time using the web-based scheme.

Staff Involvement

A culture of carbon and sustainability awareness should become an integral part of working for the NHS. Particularly as a significant amount of the energy used, travel choices and goods purchased throughout the NHS is in the direct control of individual members of staff.