Sustainability

The climate crisis and its effect on global healthcare

Protecting the climate is one of the central issues of our time. And it affects the health sector, too. Hear how the industry is faring in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

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Published on November 3, 2021

Sadly, we cannot just wish away climate change. Stakeholders must take significant steps to reverse it. To effectively tackle carbon emissions, all industries must understand how they contribute to them, and the steps they can take to achieve measurable results.

In this episode, Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel is joined by Dame Jackie Daniel. Dame Jackie is CEO at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a leading advocate of reducing carbon emissions in healthcare. Hear about the approach and steps that her hospital has taken to raise awareness of the problem and reduce its carbon footprint.

Learn more about how the healthcare industry is helping to reduce carbon emissions, why Newcastle Hospital declared a climate emergency, and the steps it has taken since then. 

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Reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare with Dame Jackie Daniel | Christoph Zindel
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Climate change cannot be just wished away without stakeholders taking significant steps to reverse it. Dame Jackie Daniel is CEO at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a leading advocate for reduced carbon emissions by healthcare providers. The conversation helps to understand the approach and steps that her hospital has taken to raise awareness and reduce its carbon footprint.