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Sustainable Healthcare (cross speciality) - multiple dates

Sustainable business and solutions | Climate change

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH)
Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH)

This course offers an overview of the complex relationship between human health, climate change and the wider environmental crisis. We describe the ways in which the health system itself is both vulnerable to and contributing to these issues, then explore (using real world case studies) how we can deliver healthcare sustainably, adapt to climate change and what the wider benefits might be.

  • Date (DD-MM-YYYY)

    07-10-2025 to 18-06-2026

  • Cost

    £132.00 - £330.00

    Inclusive and equitable learning opportunity

  • Education type

    Virtual

  • CPD subtype

    Scheduled

Description

We considers the leadership role healthcare staff (at any level) can play in providing healthcare for all within planetary boundaries. As healthcare professionals we cannot stand on the sidelines; we have a duty of care to our patients, communities, and the natural world which is our life support system. There are many important ways to make a difference and this course is a starting point.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  1. Describe the risks the global environmental crisis presents to human health and healthcare systems.
  2. Describe the contribution of the health sector to the global environmental crisis. 
  3. Identify carbon hotspots and understand the basic principles of carbon footprinting and sustainability in quality improvement.
  4. Explain how to deliver healthcare sustainably and how this could help to address existing challenges in the healthcare system.
  5. Apply the principles of sustainability to planning a sustainability project in your workplace. 

Course Structure 

This course is delivered in three parts:

  1. Self-study online
  2. Live workshop online
  3. Ongoing Mentoring

Dates and times available

  • Tuesday 7 October 9.00-13.00 *Fully booked*
  • Friday 7 November 9.00-13.00
  • Wednesday 26 November 13.00-17.00
  • Wednesday 10 December 9.00-13.00 
  • Tuesday 20 January 2026 13.00-17.00
  • Thursday 19 February 2026 9.00-13.00
  • Wednesday 11 March 2026 9.00-13.00
  • Thursday 2 April 2026 9.00-13.00
  • Tuesday 7 April 2026 13.00-17.00
  • Wednesday 13 May 2026 9.00-13.00
  • Thursday 18 June 2026 13.00-17.00

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