Sustainability training courses

Courses in sustainability, health and healthcare. Full details of the available courses on the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare website .


eLearning: delivering greener, more sustainable, net zero mental healthcare

The Royal College of Psychiatrists have launched a free eLearning module to support mental health professionals to learn more about the need for change and how to put the resource recommendations into action.

The module is aimed at everyone involved in providing mental health care, from frontline staff to senior leaders. It aims to provide learning around how to identify carbon intensive processes, how improving sustainability can benefit quality of care and supports individuals to understand how they can influence system change. Learners will come away with tangible actions and next steps to implement in their own practice to support their journey to net zero.


FREE vouchers for SusQI training

This intensive course introduces health professionals and educators to the concept of ‘sustainable value’ and the ‘SusQI’ framework for integrating sustainability into quality improvement. 

There are a number of dates available on the Sus QI course through Centre for Sustainable Healthcare page - https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/courses/sustainability-quality-improvement and there are also some foundation courses available - https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/courses/foundation-courses.

It is on a first come first served basis. To sign up email Allison.sathiyanathan@nhs.net


Sustainability in general practice podcast (primary care knowledge boost)

The importance of addressing climate change and sustainability is gaining more traction across the NHS. In order to find out more about the situation, and what can be done within primary care, doctors Sara and Lisa talk to Dr David McKelvey who is a GP from Salford and NHS Greater Manchester integrated care clinical lead in sustainability in primary care.


Carbon Literacy for healthcare training 

In partnership with the Carbon Literacy project and e-Learning for Healthcare, Greener NHS are offering fully funded workshops to all staff. Learn about:

  • How climate change is putting patients at risk
  • The NHS’ massive contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and how it has delivered a world leading response
  • How you can contribute to a low carbon NHS

An introduction to net zero in general practice (training webinars)

We have produced a series of webinars that give an introduction to net zero in general practice. There are currently five sessions:

Session 1

What is environmental sustainability, what are impacts on the environment (globally and locally)

  • Spotlight on energy use in practice

Session 2

What is a carbon footprint, what are greenhouse gases, what is net zero - the Greener NHS ambition and how this affects primary care

  • Spotlight on transport - staff and patients 

Session 3 

Impact on health from climate change - globally, nationally and locally

  • Spotlight on emissions from goods and services

Session 4

Calculating your carbon footprint for your practice - clinical and non-clinical

  • Spotlight on clinical footprint

Session 5 

Behaviour change in the workplace - importance of a green team

  • Spotlight on creating a practice plan and how to implement


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