Health and social care professional standards need to be updated to advance leadership and action for environmental sustainability and planetary health.
Education
health system
professionalism
regulation
sustainability
Journal
BMJ leader
ISSN: 2398-631X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Lead
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101757339
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Jan 2024
17 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
01
08
2023
accepted:
19
12
2023
medline:
18
1
2024
pubmed:
18
1
2024
entrez:
17
1
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Human health is inextricably linked to planetary health. The desire to nurture and protect both concurrently requires the mitigation of healthcare-associated environmental harms and global initiatives that support sustainable lifestyles. Health leadership is important to bring adequate attention and action to address planetary health challenges. Health professionals are central to this endeavour, but the will and energy of a few will not be adequate to address this urgent challenge. We present an appraisal of the current UK health professional standards, frameworks and curricula to identify content related to planetary health and environmental sustainability. No current UK health professional standard provides statements and competencies to guide practising and trainee health professionals to focus on and advance the sustainability agenda within their clinical practice and across wider healthcare systems. Update of health professional standards is needed to ensure that health professionals in every specialty are supported and encouraged to lead the implementation of environmentally sustainable practices within the health sector and advocate for planetary health.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Human health is inextricably linked to planetary health. The desire to nurture and protect both concurrently requires the mitigation of healthcare-associated environmental harms and global initiatives that support sustainable lifestyles. Health leadership is important to bring adequate attention and action to address planetary health challenges. Health professionals are central to this endeavour, but the will and energy of a few will not be adequate to address this urgent challenge.
STUDY
METHODS
We present an appraisal of the current UK health professional standards, frameworks and curricula to identify content related to planetary health and environmental sustainability.
RESULTS
RESULTS
No current UK health professional standard provides statements and competencies to guide practising and trainee health professionals to focus on and advance the sustainability agenda within their clinical practice and across wider healthcare systems.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Update of health professional standards is needed to ensure that health professionals in every specialty are supported and encouraged to lead the implementation of environmentally sustainable practices within the health sector and advocate for planetary health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38233120
pii: leader-2023-000889
doi: 10.1136/leader-2023-000889
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: SW and EPB are associates of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. BW is an employee of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. SW is a Trustee of the Healthcare Infection Society.