Course: How to Drive Sustainable Healthcare: Educate, Engage, and Empower

We and our patients have a powerful voice. It is also our and our patients’ planet, and we need to collectively take action and responsibility. In the following sections you …

What is industry doing about sustainability? Here are some examples. We would also like you to think about whether we should be and how best to engage with industrial partners …

Did you know? The carbon footprint of the NHS was 24.9 megatonnes of CO2 in 2022. This is already a 26% reduction on the NHS carbon footprint since 1990. However, …

There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate; and human activity is the principal cause. The last four years were the hottest on record. Polar ice …

In the video above Professor Hugh Montgomery tackles the question of whether we can and should work with industry? He believes that we should ‘absolutely should work with industry’. The …

In the previous section you have heard about some inspirational projects. You may have noticed that there are some recurring themes they mention when discussing their successful projects. In this …

What do you estimate the carbon footprint of your country to be? This map shows the the global annual CO2 emissions from 2021. Find the pollution information for your country. …

Welcome to Driving Sustainable Healthcare: Educate, Engage and Empower a course on Environmental Sustainability and Healthcare. We are excited that so many of you have chosen to join us on …