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Sustainability is critical for future proofing the NHS

Rita Issa, Callum Forbes, Catherine Baker, Matt Morgan, Kate Womersley, Bob Klaber, Elaine Mulcahy, Rachel Stancliffe

2024BMJ15 citationsDOI

Abstract

Interventions that consider climate change, sustainability, and nature should be integral to health system functioning. Placing sustainability at the core of the NHS’s future offers opportunities to deliver better services, support healthier populations, and save costs.

Topics & Concepts

SustainabilityPsychological interventionClimate changeBusinessComputer scienceProcess managementRisk analysis (engineering)Environmental resource managementMedicineNursingEconomicsEcologyBiologyClimate Change and Health ImpactsHealth, psychology, and well-beingHealth disparities and outcomes