Just across the bridge from NCSH's office in Malmö is Denmark, which also happens to be the country of residence of our newest member: Danish Regions!
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Danish Regions is the interest organization for the five regions in Denmark. The organization is headed by a board of elected regional politicians. The board also elects committees covering various topics, such as the Health Committee and the Committee for Environment and Climate. Danish Regions's overall mission is to safeguard the interests of the regions within healthcare, social affairs, regional development, environment, and climate. The organization also negotiates the annual financial frames of the regions with national government. And it negotiates pay and working conditions for regional employees.
In January 2024, Danish Regions published a new strategy for sustainable hospitals. With the strategy, the five Danish regions have set a common goal to reduce hospitals' consumption-based emissions by 50 percent in 2035 compared to 2022 and to achieve net zero in 2050. The strategy contains three action tracks: 1) procurement, 2) circular economy and behavior, and 3) energy, transport, and buildings. Central to the implementation of the strategy is staff involvement and education, data and monitoring, and partnerships with the national government, industry, and relevant organizations. The strategy has initiatives with focus on respectively medical equipment, surgery, pharmaceuticals, patient and staff meals, waste, laboratories, construction, and digitalization.
Besides the strategy for sustainable hospitals, Danish Regions also cooperate with the municipalities and other stakeholders about the green transition in society.
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