Wednesday 10 Apr | 09:30-12:30

Format: Half-day workshop
Stream: Populations
Content filters: Features discussion of global climate emergency

The climate crisis widens health inequalities and has real implications for the health and wellbeing of staff, patients, and local communities. As a large contributor of greenhouse gases, healthcare organisations have a significant role to play in reducing these to net zero. In this practical session we will describe how a number of large hospitals across the UK are using innovation and improvement approaches to deliver net zero. We will share examples and learning of carbon and cost savings projects, showcase how the Sustainability in Quality Improvement (SusQI) framework equips and motivates health professionals to lead on these challenges, and discuss how to embrace such an approach across health care organisations to excellent effect.

Learning objectives:

• Understanding the connection between climate change, health and health inequalities


• Understand how integrating environmental sustainability into improvement frameworks can motivate and equip healthcare staff to improve services and reduce carbon


• Learn how to measure the carbon footprint of common healthcare emission sources and how to make data more relatable to better motivate and secure buy-in


• Learn about what has worked in building a culture of continuous learning to bring about lasting change


• Access tools and support to embed SusQI into improvement training and practice across their organisation.

Darshan Patel Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, England

Gareth Thompson Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, England

Catherine Richards Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, England

Emma Rowan South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust