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Climate change events including lunch and learn

Climate change lunch and learn events series 2

Following the success of the 2021 series, we're back with a 2022 series of events to share knowledge and experience related to NHS sustainability. We hear from experts both within and outside the NHS as we address the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

Sessions are planned until October, although there are still some unconfirmed speakers. If you know of someone who would be interested in presenting, or have any ideas for future topics please contact Emma Clarke, Energy, Waste and Sustainability Manager on emma.clarke@bdct.nhs.uk.

Here are the dates for 2022 - if you miss any of the events or want a recap, we are posting all the recordings from the events on this page too. Events are on a Friday at start at 12 noon and last for one hour.

13 May 2022

Climate change and the health impacts in West Yorkshire. Sustainability - the REALLY big picture

27 May 2022

What we say and what we think: Sustainability Communications - postponed

10 June 2022

High quality, low carbon primary care: an asthma care case study

24 June 2022

From BIG to small: lessons from the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission

8 July 2022

Sustainability for young, old and everyone in between

22 July 2022

How our places will change

9 September 2022

Heat decarbonisation plans: what next

23 September 2022

Sustainability is not my job, I'm only a...

7 October 2022

Medicine in the future

21 October 2022

Building our future

 


Recordings from 2022

In this section, we will post all the recordings from series 2 following each event.

Video description: 13 March 2022: sustainability - the REALLY big picture

Video description: 10 June 2022: high quality, low carbon care - an asthma case study

Video description: 24 June 2022: from big to small: lessons from the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Change Commission

Video description: 8 July 2022 - sustainability for young, old and everyone in between

Video description: 22 July 2022 - how our places will change

Free one-hour climate change 'lunch and learn' sessions

Climate Change Lunch and Learn sessionsWe’re joining Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership in hosting a series of hour-long educational sessions to address the challenges we face with climate change and the impact this will have on our healthcare system, as well as the populations we serve.

We'd encourage you to join us live so that you can delve into the challenges we face and get involved in the session. The chairs will invite questions at the end of each session.

Click on the image to download the poster and find out more.

See below for details of the sessions and how to register your place.

If you miss any of these events, don't worry! All 'lunch and learn' sessions are available to view on YouTube once they have taken place.

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Session 1:
This is an Emergency! Climate Change and the Health Impacts in Yorkshire
Friday 28 May 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30p

Session 2:
Anaesthetics – it’s a gas! Greening Anaesthesia
Friday 11 June 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Session 3:
Greening the Secondary Care system: Hospitals, Emergency Departments, Pharmacies and Perioperative Care
Friday 25 June 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

Session 4:
Greening the NHS: Biodiversity, green social prescribing and rewilding
Friday 9 July 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm.                 

Session 5:
Innovating in the NHS
Friday 23 July 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

Session 6:
What a load of rubbish! What does waste have to do with Climate Change?
Friday 6 August 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 7:
Buy, Buy, Buy! How can Procurement change our impact on Climate Change?
Friday 20 August 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 8:
Greening the Primary Care Network
Friday 3 September 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 9:
Greening Digital
Friday 17 September 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 10:
Climate Change Adaptation Planning 
Friday 1 October - 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 11:
Nee Naw, Brmmm, Beep, Bring Bring: Greening the NHS’ Fleet
Friday 15 October - 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 12:
Nom, Nom, Nom: How can food choices help reduce the healthcare impact on the climate crisis as well as improve health? 
Friday 29 October 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

Session 13: 
COP26
Friday 12 November 2021 - 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For full details and to register your place visit Eventbrite here.

2020 Summit

In October 2020 we hosted a two day sustainable healthcare summit.

  • Summit Programme.

It was very well received according to the participant feedback and we wanted to share some of the content with you:

  • Robin Tuddenham's presentation introducing the summit and setting out the local impacts of climate change.

  • Alexis Percival's presentation about reusable PPE.

  • Matt Sawyer's presentation about carbon footprinting for healthcare.

  • Honey Smith's presentation about sustainable general practice.

  • Jake Robinson's presentation about nature based interventions.

  • Pete Waddingham's presentation about green innovation.

  • Duncan Cooper, Duncan Keeley, Toby Captstick and James Smith's presentation about the carbon impact of inhalers.

  • Gráinne Nolan's presentation about the importance of green and blue spaces.

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