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.
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.
Please watch the video below to learn more about the AHP Green Guide.
The AHP Green 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:
The Welsh Government has published key legislation and supporting documents to integrate sustainability into the core operations of health and social care in Wales, ensuring a balanced approach to health, environmental, and economic goals.
To address these barriers, an interactive resource to support sustainable healthcare practices for the AHP workforce has been developed.