Sustainability & OE Flashcards
Sustainability
To be able to continue over a period of time
3 levels of sustainability
global sustainability
sustainability of NHS
personal and career sustainability
Why is global sustainability to healthcare?
material inequality population+ consumption resource depletion climate change loss of biodiversity crisis in healthcare
Global warming
farming
carbon footprint
food shortages
sea levels rise
Action to be taken against global warming
increase renewable energy modify human behaviour plant based diet educate on carbon promote patient resilience
Sustainability in NHS
low carbon clinical care
NHS “continue over time”
realistic medicine
Low carbon clinical care
prioritise enviro health
substitute harmful chemicals with safer alternatives
reduce water consumption
sustainably grown food
safely manage and dispose of pharmaceuticals
greener building and design
What would low carbon clinical care look like?
better at preventing conditions
greater responsibility to patients in managing health
leaner in service design and delivery
use lowest carbon technologies
Health and social care
April 2016 integrated
New proposal for health definition
resilience, adaption and self management in the face of physical, social and emotional challenges
Resilience
ability to quickly return to previous good condition
Positive factors contributing to sustainable career
job security
financial security
respect professionalism and knowledge
work with team over time
Challenges to sustainable career
rapid workload time management increasingly complex care versus cure harmonius team `
Occupational and environmental history
chronological list of all patient employment with intention of determining whether work has caused ill health, exacerbated existing health problem or has ill health had impact on capacity to work
occupational history
description of jobs from leaving school identify any exposure to chemicals or other hazards symptoms improve when not exposed duration and intensity of exposure personal protection other suffer similar? environmental hazards