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Present a one-day conference on:

NHS CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGY & SUSTAINABILITY

to be held on

FRIDAY, 30TH APRIL 2010

at

THE CONFERENCE CENTRE,
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust,
Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, near Wigan

At the launch of Saving Carbon, Improving Health: The NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy for England in January 2009, NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson and NHS Sustainable Development Unit Director, Dr. David Pencheon, pledged that the NHS will become one of England's leading sustainable and low carbon organisations and will meet the Government's target of an 80 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

The NHS is the largest single estate in Europe, employing 5 per cent of the UK workforce, with a very large carbon footprint, producing more than 18 million tonnes of CO2 per year - 3.2 per cent of carbon emissions and 25 per cent of public sector emissions in England - the largest public sector contributor to climate change.

In order to meet its obligations under the Climate Change Act, the NHS needs to embed sustainable practices across the sector - people, procurement and processes.

The urgency of the problem means this process must begin immediately - "there is no room for failure".

Climate change remains an urgent and serious health challenge; creating a sustainable NHS will not only aid in providing leadership and mitigation on climate change now, but will also produce greater efficiency savings going forward - essential in the current economic recession - establishing the NHS as a future global market leader.

This conference intends to identify the 10 key areas and provide the audience with presenters who are active advocates, leaders and experts of the Sustainability Strategy within the NHS to focus upon the relevant areas respective to Estates responsibility.

WE ARE EXPECTING THIS CONFERENCE TO BE FULLY SUBSCRIBED. IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SEND IN AN APPLICATION FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

The cost of attending the conference is £100.00 per person.  This includes attendance at the conference, a certificate of attendance, course handouts, coffee/tea & bacon roll on arrival, mid morning coffee/tea, two-course buffet lunch and afternoon tea/coffee.

Please Note - Although every attempt will be made to adhere to the published programme, the TAG reserves the right to make changes to the speakers or programme should this be necessary.

Further Information

Details and application form

VENUE:

THE CONFERENCE CENTRE,
THE LECTURE THEATRE,
WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST,
WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL, HALL LANE,
APPLEY BRIDGE, NEAR WIGAN, WN6 9EP

Wrightington Hospital is located ½ mile from Junction 27 of the M6 on the A5209 towards Parbold.

A DETAILED LOCATION MAP WILL BE SENT TO DELEGATES ALONG WITH CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING VIA EMAIL