On NHS Sustainability Day of Action, 28th March 2013, hundreds of trees were planted across 23 hospital sites as part of the NHS Forest Scheme.
The NHS Forest is taking part in NHS Sustainability Day on the 28th March 2013 running our campaign planting 2 trees at 2pm which was very successful in 2012. We already have a number of NHS Forest sites keen to get involved and are able to provide whips from our tree sponsorship scheme to all trusts interested in taking part. We have so far 25 trusts who have registered to do some tree planting on the day with some planting over 100 trees.
Children from Bardwell's School council and Year 5 at Longfields Primary School braved the cold weather to plant 18 lime trees as part of the NHS Forest at the Horton hospital. The children took part in digging the hole, preparing the ground with bark cuttings and fixing the ties on the trees. Each child had a tree named after them. Children also took part in a site quiz and learnt lots of interesting tree facts. A good morning was had by all.
On 7th March 2013 at 12.30pm the NHS Forest Green Gym, Cirencester Hospital received £700 from Cirencester College’s National Citizenship Service (NCS) students. On the day the students helped members of the Green Gym to decide what improvements to make to Querns Woods with the money they raised.
The students raised £700 for the Green Gym by holding a charity auction as part of their National Citizen Service in 2012.
A new and innovative programme from Capita Membership Services is helping NHS trusts to become greener and more efficient and supporting the NHS Forest project. The Evergreen initiative encourages public, patient and staff members to use electronic rather than paper communications - enabling hospitals to reduce costs as well as lower their environmental impact. As a thank you to those who sign up to Evergreen, the trust will plant one sapling for every 10 members who make the switch.
With less than 30 days to go to NHS Sustainability Day on Thursday 28th March the final countdown is on and today the nine award categories for this years event have been announced.
All categories have been individually sponsored and each winning Trust will receive a unique trophy and be showcased on the website. So come on and register your event and get recognised for the great work that you are doing.
The award categories are:
The NHS Forest has just registered its 100th site! Since the project began, healthcare sites including large teaching hospitals, mental health trusts and GP surgeries have been busy planting trees. There have been a great number of different activities taking place at the NHS Forest sites including the restoration of orchards with fruits being used in the local canteen, tree planting days, green classrooms for school children and routes created through the greenspace for staff, patients and the local community.
Want a gift that lasts longer than a box of Chocolates? Then sponsor a tree for just £10 and support the NHS Forest. You can choose from our list of participating NHS Forest sites where you would like your tree to be planted. For more information about our tree sponsorship, please use the following link: www.nhsforest.org/sponsor.
Green Nephrology in the BMJ! Commenting on a Green Nephrology study into savings from green initiatives in kidney units, National Clinical Director for Kidney Care, Dr Donal O'Donoghue, said "it’s not unreasonable to expect approaching £1 billion per year saving if the enthusiasm and focused work of the kidney community spread across the whole NHS."
