ALLIANCE response to NHS climate and sustainability consultation
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 3rd February 2022
Commitments to a digital choice approach and direct consultation with disabled people on single-use plastics would strengthen proposals.
The ALLIANCE have submitted a response to the consultation on NHS Scotland’s climate emergency and sustainability strategy for 2022 to 2026 (this link will take you away from our website.) This strategy puts forward a range of proposals in multiple strands of sustainability – buildings and land; travel; goods and services; care, and communities.
Our response welcomes proposals to increase the sustainability of the NHS estate and reduce emissions associated with travel. We recommend that in developing specific delivery plans, the NHS consult directly with Access Panels to ensure climate adaptation and accessibility go hand in hand.
We would also encourage a concrete commitment to a Digital Choice approach, recognising that digital care has both the potential to widen access for some and reduce the need for travel, but acts as a barrier to services for others. Similarly, aiming to deliver more NHS services within communities is positive, but more detail on which services these will be would be helpful.
The strategy also references the need for sustainable personal protective equipment (PPE) and to reduce reliance on single-use plastics. These have both been prominent issues in recent years, and the ALLIANCE agree on the need for action. However, it is important to engage with disabled people to ensure that particular single-use plastic items they may rely on remain available or are replaced with suitable alternatives.
You can read the full consultation response below.
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