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NHS Environment Forum
01/11/2002
A new university course to assist with sustainability in
healthcare, and the winners of this year's NHS
Environmental Awards were announced today.
The MSc in Healthcare Property and Facilities
Management, which will be run by Glasgow Caledonian
University, was formally launched by Deputy Health Minister
Mary Mulligan at the Scottish Healthcare Conference,
Exhibition and Environment Awards in Cumbernauld.
The new course, which was developed by the Forum, along
with the School of Built and Natural Environment at the
University, will be delivered through web-based distance
learning.
The Minister was attending to deliver her keynote speech
to the conference which has the theme 'Delivering the
'Healthy Plan' in a Sustainable Way'.
Mrs Mulligan said:
"I am pleased to formally launch a new MSc in Healthcare
Property and Facilities Management. This is an exciting
venture and I am sure it will benefit the students, your
profession and NHSScotland.
"The increased recognition by the Scottish Executive of
the crucial importance of sustainability in all our
policies gives great cause for optimism. By placing
sustainability at the heart of all that we do, we in
Scotland aim to be much more efficient in how we use
resources and to reduce the amount of waste we
generate.
"I would like to congratulate today's award winners for
their excellent achievements and the way in which they have
taken a more environmentally conscientious view of how to
go about their work. I was particularly heartened to see
the good work of students recognised at this ceremony.
"I would like to congratulate the Forum on its
outstanding work on environmental matters. It has made
significant steps forward in enabling NHS bodies to
effectively manage their property assets - it is important
that we have an effective environmental management policy
in place to ensure we can continually improve our
environmental performance."
The Minister also presented this year's NHS Environment
Awards. Healthcare workers across the country were
recognised for their good work in sustainability within the
NHS.
The award winners are:
- Mr John Shedden of Tayside Primary Care NHS Trust
received the Paul Taylor Environment Award to honour
work done in the field of environmental awareness
- Mr Gary Arkley of Borders General Hospital NHS
Trust and Mr Allan Ramsey of Tayside Primary Care NHS
Trust were joint winners of the Personnel Award
- Mr Jim Leiper of Tayside University Hospitals NHS
Trust received the Award for Energy Efficiency
- Ms Philippa Gilhooly and Mr William Hare were
awarded First and Second Prize respectively in the
Award to Under / Post-Graduate Students
- Mr Terry Mackie of Grampian University Hospitals
NHS Trust received the Award for Transport
For further information on the NHSScotland Property and
Environment Forum and the NHS Environment Awards and
award-winners, please contact the Forum on 0141 332
3455.