Ep5 Environmental sustainability

Deep dive into the topic of environmental sustainability in health and care with episode five of our new podcast series: Conversations in Health and Care Improvement.  Whether you are a healthcare professional, a quality improvement professional or simply passionate about improving health outcomes, listen to this podcast to: Understand the connection between health and care and the global climate crisis. Consider how we can make the case within the healthcare system to prioritise the environment and climate, even amidst limited time, resources, and competing leadership priorities. Explore how we can inspire clinical and administrative teams to identify small but meaningful actions they can take to make a difference in sustainability efforts. Investigate how we can encourage healthcare professionals to integrate sustainability into their existing quality improvement practices, leveraging their experience in addressing safety and workflow issues. Our guests on this episode are Dr Frances Mortimer, Medical Director, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and Dr Bhavini Gohel, Consultant paediatric intensivist and Founder of Learning for Excellence. Join a discussion hosted by Dr Amar Shah, Chief Quality Officer at East London NHS Foundation Trust and National Clinical Director for Improvement at NHS England. A full transcript can be downloaded here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LIqvTY7ZUeHWhQu5YbWeEPZokbrnamMV/view?usp=sharing  Visit our website to learn more:  https://qi.elft.nhs.uk Connect with our hosts on LinkedIn: Amar Shah  Pedro Delgado