Sustainability and QI external resources

Four nation

Health and Social Care Northern Ireland https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-and-social-wellbeing-improvement/build-sustainable-communities

NHS England https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/

Public Health Wales https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/health-and-sustainability/

Scottish Government https://www.pcpd.scot.nhs.uk/Sustainability.htm

Foundation training in the four UK nations – See our About page for links to information about foundation training in the four nations

General

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges:

Sustainability resources

Developing quality improvement into practice (published June 2019)

The Health Foundation – Quality Improvement made simple
An independent charity committed to bring about better health and care for people in the UK. This guide is for those working care new to quality improvement.

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare – Sustainability in quality improvement
An independent charity working with healthcare education and delivery organisations to reduce their environmental impacts. This website has step-by-step guides and resources to support individuals in integrating sustainability into pre-existing quality improvement methodologies.

The British Medical Journal – Sustainable Practice series
This special series of online publications by the BMJ is an interactive editorial made up of tangible actions for sustainable healthcare.

e-Learning for Health – Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare programme
These 30-minute sessions use key concepts and case studies to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to understand sustainable healthcare.