Route Map for Sustainable Health - slides, graphs and pictures
Our vision of a sustainable healthcare system
Imagine a time when going to hospital is seen as a failing of the health and social care system. Where most of the care and support you need can be offered at home. Where you can get instant medical help online, by phone or at a local health centre. Where health inequalities are low and wellbeing is key.
Imagine a place where the few buildings that support the health system are in tune with the environment. They use almost no carbon and are integrated into the community and with nature. They are inviting for patients and a pleasure to work in.
Imagine a world where friends, family and society help promote healthy living. Where we all support the local health and social system to recycle, re-use and minimise waste. Where we know that delivery of services take the long term financial, social and environmental costs into account.
Imagine knowing that we’ve done our best to improve health and minimise our impact on the environment.
In addition to this page we also have a dedicated pages for the Route Map and the associated work streams. Here you are able to get further details about the Route Map, the process and the launch and you are also able to sign up to show your support, leave comments and share best practice.
Below you will find a number of resources that we would encourage individuals and organisations to use in their work around the Route Map. These include:
- PowerPoint presentation with the Route Map graphic
- Shortfall graph featured on page 4 (additional details below)
- Graphics that feature in the Route Map document
Graph that represents NHS financial shortfall, oil production shortfall and carbon reduction requirements until 2020
We are moving towards a more resource restricted world. NHS finances, fossil fuel and carbon are all limited. It is possible to reduce the levels predicted in this graph. The Route Map identifies the key issues that need to be considered immediately in order to make this level of reduction.
Finance
The comprehensive spending review has set expectations on the level of funding for the NHS for the next 4 years.
An analysis by the Nuffield Trust shows the historic and forecast change to real terms growth from 1990 to 2015. Comparing this with an average annual increase over this period shows the change in finances.
Oil
Demand for oil is increasing with the world population while supply is limited. This
Peak Oil Update has combined a number of models for population growth and oil supply.
Carbon
Research has shown that the
NHS England carbon emissions are increasing and modelling to 2020 shows a growing gap compared with the Climate Change Act target of a reduction by 34% by 2020.
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