The Christie NHS FT Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

Sustainability report

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• By April 2021, go beyond these commitments, by reducing single-use plastic food containers and other plastic cups for beverages – including covers and lids Adaptation Events such as heatwaves, cold snaps and flooding are expected to increase as a result of climate change. To ensure that our services continue to meet the needs of our local population during such events we have developed and implemented a number of policies and protocols in partnership with other local agencies these include: • Major incident plan • Business continuity plan • Evacuation plan • Pandemic influenza plan • Heatwave plan • Winter plan These are all operational plans that comply with the NHS England framework for emergency preparedness, resilience and response. Risk assessments and contingency plans are in place for specific events such as flooding and heatwave.

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