Climate Smart Conversations Dr Kathryn Speedy

In this episode, I am joined by the clinical leads for sustainability from Swansea Bay university health board: Alex Strong, Elana Owen and Sue West-Jones.



We talk about the work that they are doing to make their departments more sustainable and environmentally friendly, and how they are using their roles to embed sustainability across the health board.



Mentioned in the episode:

New
roles boost Swansea Bay's sustainability aspirations  - Swansea Bay
University Health Board (nhs.wales)

NHS
England » Systems convening

Welsh
anaesthetic Green Network (WAGN) - Green Health Wales

Health Care Without Harm
(noharm.org)

Centre for
Sustainable Healthcare |

New
expectations of health boards to improve experience, speed up access and reduce
emissions in emergency departments | GOV.WALES

Green ED: Home
(rcem.ac.uk)

Welsh
Government commits to RCEM’s GreenED programme | RCEM

The
Well-being of Future Generations | GOV.WALES

Well-being
of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – The Future Generations Commissioner
for Wales

In 2019, Welsh Government set a target for Wales’ public
sector, including the NHS, to be net zero for carbon emissions by 2030. In the second episode of the Climate Smart Conversations Podcast, we explore what that
means, and how we can achieve it.

 

There are two guests joining me in this episode: Calum Shaw, Environment Sustainability
Improvement Manager at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Aled Guy FRGS CGeog, Head of Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon Management, NHS
Wales Shared Services Partnership.

 

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

 

NHS
Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan (gov.wales)

 

https://www.sustainable-markets.org/news/private-sector-pursuit-of-sustainable-future-the-growth-story-of-our-time

 

https://a.storyblok.com/f/109506/x/6afd81f9c5/2023-sustainable-markets-initiative-impact-report.pdf

 

Sustainability
Pledge: Reduce your Carbon Footprint in 2024 - Cardiff and Vale University
Health Board (nhs.wales)

 

Walking
Aids Service - Keeping Me Well

In the first episode of the Climate Smart Conversations podcast, I am joined by two guest speakers: Dr Fiona Brennan and Dr Stacey Harris, as we discuss what sustainable healthcare is, and why it is needed.


Some of the resources mentioned throughout the podcast are listed below:

Home - Green Health Wales

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare |

Home | Sustainable Quality Improvement (susqi.org)

Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales2019 Report - Lancet Countdown

The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: 2019 report (youtube.com)