Integrating environmental sustainability into QI offers a practical way for upskilling healthcare staff to contribute to building a Net Zero NHS, while also improving care for patients. We have been thrilled by the success of our SusQI Education Project which saw SusQI pilot sites established across the four nations of the UK embed sustainability into QI education and training for medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals.
The UK Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) commissioned The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare to produce guidance for action on climate change mitigation for Public Health England’s All Our Health programme, which supports health and care workers, emergency services and the wider public health workforce to prevent illness, protect health and promote wellbeing.