1 The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Since we started the Centre 10 years ago, out of a concern for the future of healthcare and of people’s health in light of climate change, sustainability has matured from a fringe issue to mainstream. [...] CSH has inspired a shift in thinking about sustainable healthcare away from the buildings and boilers to include health professionals and systems of care, and has pioneered the Fellowship model of change with clinical specialti es. [...] The transformation to a more sustainable society will include organisations and people in all sectors to start making significant changes However, the health sector in particular can make a vital contribution to sustainable development for a number of key reasons: • The healthcare sector is dedicated to ensuring the health and wellbeing of the population - which is profoundly impacted by global en. [...] The outcomes, published in The Lancet, have led to the inclusion of sustainable healthcare in the General Medical Council’s mandatory outcomes for medical graduates in the UK. [...] A list of CSH publications can be found at: Our publications focus on sustainability within the fields of: • What a sustainable healthcare system looks like • The key clinical principles of sustainable healthcare • The healthcare and public health implications of green space initiatives • Primary care • Mental health • Nephrology • Respir.
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