Today (1st February), an article was published in The Guardian titled ‘NHS managers ordered to look at environmental impact of decisions’.
‘… Health service managers will be handed a “route map” laying out some of the measures they need to take to meet the government’s greenhouse gas targets. The NHS, which produces nearly as much carbon dioxide annually as Croatia, must cut its carbon emissions by 10% by 2015 …
Throughout the country, more hospital meals will be vegetarian and more food will be sourced from local farms. Managers are being encouraged to consider installing solar panels and wind turbines or incorporating features such as “green roofs” into new buildings …
Missing from today’s announcement is any indication of what might happen to the green aspirations when GPs are put in charge of commissioning services …’
Read the article and add your comment online at www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/01/nhs-environmental-impact
Posted on January 18, 2011
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