Working across the NHS, Public Health and Social Care system www.sduhealth.org.uk Achieving sustainable development in the Higher Education sector – lessons from the health and care sector? David Pencheon NHS England and Public Health England Sustainable Development Unit London Universities Environment Group. London. 3 rd September, 2013
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Working across the NHS, Public Health and Social Care system www.sduhealth.org.uk
Achieving sustainable development in the Higher Education sector – lessons from the health and care sector?David PencheonNHS England and Public Health EnglandSustainable Development Unit
London Universities Environment Group. London. 3rd September, 2013
Working across the NHS, Public Health and Social Care system www.sduhealth.org.uk
Sustainable development
“...meeting the needs of the present……without compromising the ability of others, in future (or elsewhere now) to meet their own needs”
- Adapted from the Brundtland Commission
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- Barbier, E.,1987. The Concept of Sustainable Economic Development. Environmental Conservation, 14(2):101-110.- Adams, W.M. (2006). "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century."Report of the IUCN Renowned Thinkers Meeting, 29–31 January 2006.
Working across the NHS, Public Health and Social Care system www.sduhealth.org.uk
Working across the NHS, Public Health and Social Care system www.sduhealth.org.uk
Ten Entry points1. To save money / conserve limited resources2. To comply with regulations and law / scrutiny / governance3. To manage risk and improve resilience4. To manage reputation / take exemplary action5. To reduce environmental impact harmful to health6. To support staff to do what we all do elsewhere7. To take account of the strength of the scientific evidence8. To align actions with core ethics / values of the health / care system9. To modernise models of prevention / care in line with other drivers10. To improve outcomes: population health, and reduce health
inequalities now, and in the future….
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“What is good for addressing climate change and creating a sustainable world......is ALSO good for health (and healthcare) NOW”
1. For the public’s health– More physical activity, better diet, improved
mental health, less road trauma, improved air quality, less obesity/ heart disease/cancer, more social inclusion/cohesion...
2. For the health and social care system– More prevention, care closer to home, more
empowered / self care, better use of drugs, better use of information and IT, fewer unnecessary admissions, better models of care…
Health co-benefits:
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• Employment• Family and friends• Housing• Healthy sustainable food• Clean energy, clean water• Integrated transport• Safe shared pleasant spaces• Resilient communities• Moving upstream
– Prevention– Resilience
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Route map
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Use the legal and regulatory framework to improve health
1. Civil Contingencies Act 20042. Climate Change Act 20083. Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012
– (Chapter 3)...requires public authorities to have regard to economic, social and environmental well-being.
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Keep messages simple
1. Set a profound example in one’s own practice– If not us, then who?
2. Preparing the next generation of people: improving educational outcomes for the future within resource limits (environmental and financial)– “Do more for less”
3. Best possible collaboration for implementation of net generation of evidence for a safe, sustainable and fair future…
– the best minds acting together
Working across the NHS, Public Health and Social Care system www.sduhealth.org.ukSee notes of this slides for some of the most important specific actions
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Have something positive to say
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Leadership support
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Engagement
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…at all ages
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Actions to improve protect/improve health
1. Cholera: 1854 Broad Street Pump
2. Smoking and tobacco: 1962
3. Sustainable development and climate change: 2012
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