Health service planning and sustainable development: considering what, where and how care is delivered through a pro-environmental lens.

Health service planning and sustainable development: considering what, where and how care is delivered through a pro-environmental lens. Aust Health Rev. 2017 Mar 02;: Authors: Desmond S Abstract The aim of the present paper was to review the opportunities currently available to health service planners to advance sustainable development in their future-facing roles within health service organisation. Critical challenges and enablers to facilitate health services planners in adopting a pro-environmental lens are discussed.What is known about the topic? Despite its harmful effect on the environment, health has been slower than other industries to embrace the sustainable development agenda. The attitudes and knowledge base of health service planners with regard to environmental sustainability has not been widely studied. For health service planners, embracing pro-environmental considerations in sustainable model of care development is a powerful opportunity to review care paradigms and prepare for the implementation of meaningful, improved health and system efficiency.What does this paper add? This paper advances the case for health service planners to embrace a pro-environmental stance and guides health service leaders in the preparation and implementation of sustainable and improved health and system efficiency.What are the implications for practitioners? Health service planers are in an ideal position to champion the sustainable deve...
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research