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First mental health trust signs up to Green Impact
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has become the first NHS trust providing mental health services to sign up to the Green Impact environmental scheme.
Developed by the National Union of Students, the scheme has been tailored for use by healthcare providers, helping people to improve their environmental performance and working environments whilst also gaining recognition for their efforts.
As part of the trust's ongoing commitment to sustainability, the scheme will encourage staff, together with volunteers, patients and service users, to complete the online Green Impact toolkit, which acts as a framework for continual improvement. This includes a variety of environmental actions on issues including food, waste, energy, travel and biodiversity, all of which support the trust’s overarching aim of delivering sustainable healthcare
Dean Fathers, chair of the trust, said: “Nottinghamshire Healthcare has been at the forefront of environmental improvements for a long time and has won several awards in recognition of this work. I’m delighted that we’re supporting the Green Impact programme. The importance of this cannot be overestimated and we are encouraging all our staff to back this initiative and to support the fantastic work taking place to continue to make our trust environmentally sustainable.”
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