AHP green guide
Sustainable healthcare focuses on improving our health while protecting the planet and managing health and social care costs. We can achieve more sustainable healthcare delivery by making various changes in our practices.
What is the AHP Green Guide?
The AHP green guide is a resource created for the Allied Health Professions (AHP) workforce across Wales to start their journey in delivering sustainable healthcare. Clinicians have robustly evaluated the final resource to ensure it meets its aim of improving knowledge and confidence in delivering sustainable healthcare practices.
The video below explains what the green guide is.
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How to use the AHP Green Guide
The guide outlines 15 actions, categorised into bronze, silver, and gold levels, along with the necessary resources and case studies to help implement them. Completing these actions and embedding them into everyday clinical practice will:
- Improve patient care and staff well-being
- Reduce the environmental impact of healthcare services and contribute to national net-zero goals
- Generate financial savings for health and social care.
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Why have we developed this guide
Welsh Government published key legislation and supporting documents to integrate sustainability into the core operations of health and social care in Wales. They ensure a balanced approach to health, environmental, and economic goals.
To address the barriers to sustainable healthcare, an interactive resource that support sustainable healthcare practices for the AHP workforce has been developed.
Legislation behind the AHP green guide