Integrating sustainability into Quality Improvement to create a more ethical and sustainable healthcare system
Thank you for your interest in the SusQI Academy as a QI educator in healthcare education
The climate and ecological crisis represents the biggest threat to human health and wellbeing of the century. The healthcare sector has a significant carbon footprint, with the way we deliver clinical care impacting hugely on this. Whilst healthcare professionals are increasingly motivated to reduce the harmful environmental and social impact of our health systems, there remains a gap in knowledge and skills in how to deliver more sustainable healthcare.
By joining the SusQI Academy your organisation has a unique opportunity to take decisive action. Integrating environmental and social sustainability into all health care professions QI education, training, and practice offers a practical way for all healthcare staff to contribute to building a more ethical, sustainable and net zero healthcare service, while improving care for patients.
Why embed sustainability into your teaching programme?
Sustainability is included within:
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The GMC outcomes for medical graduates
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The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges QI curriculum
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The latest NMC Standards of Proficiency for Midwives
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The world Federation of Occupational Therapists minimum standards for education
These requirements have yet to be translated into widespread practice and NHS sustainability efforts continue to take place separately from organisational Quality Improvement.
"This framework has radically altered how I approach quality improvement, in how I deliver quality improvement to the students I teach, in my own practice and in how I appraise the work of others."
Noreen Ryan, Domain Lead for Quality Healthcare, Imperial College London School of Medicine
Integrate Sustainability into your QI curricula, teaching programmes, and QI methodology
Develop sustainability aligned learning objectives, teaching resources, and QI initiatives
Develop the confidence of your staff to teach and use the sustainability principles in their QI work
Personal and team development to support students to be able to design and measure impact of sustainability in QI
Achieve the criteria for CSH Established Beacon Site Accreditation
Tailored to the needs of your organisation/ programme, the Academy can help you to achieve the following
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Hazel Walsh, Clinical Transformation Programme Manager
Please contact Hazel for further information or to schedule a Teams call.