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Champions for Changeat Work

19 November 2010

Sally Childs – PA to Director of Finance/Sustainability Support OfficerSally.Childs@dorset-pct.nhs.uk

Steward/H&S/Green Rep and Branch TreasurerUNISON ~ West Dorset Health Branch

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Reporting the successes and work being undertaken in the Trust

•Trust Sustainability Strategy & Action Plan

• The Cycle to Work Scheme

•Green Office Week 2010

•EnvOY Representatives

•Car Share Scheme

•Commissioned pan-Dorset survey for Photo-Voltaic (Solar Energy) Systems

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Trust Sustainability Strategy & Action Plan

• Approved by the Trust Board in February 2010

• We have a sustainability action plan but No one person can deliver sustainability

• Copies of the strategy and plan can be made available on request– Sally.Childs@dorset-pct.nhs.uk

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The Cycle to Work Scheme

• Scheme was launched in September 2009• Part of a National Scheme• Scheme enables a staff member to lease a bicycle and cycling

equipment up to £1,000 – Repaid from salary via a Salary Sacrifice Scheme over a 12-month period

• A good uptake from across the Organisation• Added benefits of a healthier workforce, less vehicles and less

congestion on the roads

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Green Office Week 2010

• A National Event held from Monday 26th – Friday 30th April 2010

• Motto for this years’ event was “Turning over a New Leaf”

• Appointment of 50 Green Office Week Ambassadors around the UK

• A theme for each day:

– Monday – Make a Start Monday ~ Spreading the word and start making a difference.....

– Tuesday – Choose Right Tuesday ~Reviewing purchasing and habits, buying more responsibly!

– Wednesday - Waste Not Wednesday ~ “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”

– Thursday – Think Ahead Thursday ~ Sharing ideas and how we can make a difference.....

– Friday – Feel Good Friday ~ Celebrate good times! Share our successes with everyone and pat each other on the back!

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Green Office Week.....

• Green Office Ambassador 2010

• Green Office Week 2011– Monday 9th – Friday 13th May 2011

• Visit www.greenoffice week.eu

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EnvOY Representatives• Launched October 2010

• EnvOY = The Environment, Organisation & You

• Dictionary Definition = Diplomatic Agent

• NHS Dorset:– Uses over 50 premises– Employs about 2500 staff

• EnvOYs are needed to encourage and support behavioural change in an assigned area of their workplace

• The role of an EnvOY is– To be pro-active, raising awareness of environmental matters and promoting best

practice, and be a local point for information and materials– To provide feedback on issues and are asked to submit a regular short update

• It’s a Voluntary role – Open to all members of staff, whatever grade, hours of work and work area

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EnvOY Representatives.....

• Request of an attendance at a Training and Awareness Session

• On-going support and advice available

• To date 29 staff have registered their interest

• These is no end date for recruitment – so anyone can join at any time!

• Regular updates in the staff newsletter, intranet site, campaigns, events and walkabouts

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Car Share Scheme

• The Car Share Scheme was set up in order to:– reduce parking problems – aid with any travel plans and sustainable transport policy– reduce travel costs – reduce CO2 emissions – reduce congestion – provide a more sociable commute to work

• Launched in November 2010• Staff members can access Scheme through the Trusts’ Intranet site

and will be able to register and to check to see if there are suitable sharers

• So far a number of staff have registered their interest in the Scheme

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Commissioned pan-Dorset Survey

for Photo-Voltaic(Solar Energy) Systems

• All acute and non-acute Foundation Trusts, NHS Bournemouth & Poole, NHS Dorset are taking part

• Assessing financial and carbon benefits of “PV for free” or Capital investment

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For any information or details please contact:

Sally.Childs@dorset-pct.nhs.uk

THANK YOU!