We know the more we can reduce our environmental footprint, the more we can positively impact on the health and wellbeing of our staff and people across north east London. Our carbon literacy programme, funded by Health Education England, is free to anyone working in the ICB and partner organisations including trusts, primary care, social care, local authorities or the voluntary sector.
These courses have been developed in partnership with experts in their field to empower our workforce with the knowledge and skills on how to make low carbon decisions in their professions every day and how we can all shape our journey towards Net Zero and beyond.
Why do I need to learn about climate change?
- Gaining a better understanding of what climate change is and how it relates to your profession will help us deliver a Greener NHS
- Having a good understanding of sustainability will help us deliver services in the face of diminishing resources
- The technical training will help you to design low carbon services that reduce harm to our community
- Learning about sustainability will help you work with an innovative supply chain
- The courses are not mandatory but the target to reduce the health and care system’s carbon footprint is.
Find out more about the courses in our prospectus. You will see that each course in the prospectus provides an outline, links to the finer details, the time commitment required and tells you how to sign up.
We will not be taking bookings for courses that take place after March 2024. Here are the dates for courses:
- Public Health Leadership for Sustainability – Thursday 11 January, 9am – 1pm.
- Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare – Friday 26 January, 9am – 1pm
- Sustainable Respiratory Care – Friday 26 January, 9am-1pm
- Sustainable Dentistry – Thursday 22 February, 1pm – 5pm
- *New* Sustainable Procurement Wednesday 6 March, 9am – 1pm [BST]
Before signing up please ask permission from your line manager. Sign up online.