Sustainability, health and healthcare
Author(s)
Clack, Alice
Mortimer, Frances
Leedham-Green, Kay
Type
Chapter
Abstract
We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Origin unknown (1) More sustainable approaches to health and healthcare are essential if we are to continue to provide universal healthcare now and into the future. What does it mean, however, to create a sustainable healthcare system? And what does this have to do with generalism? Sustainability requires envisioning the future and thus requires an honest and careful assessment of the environmental, workforce, financial, technological and resource challenges that the future will bring. The principles of generalism articulated in Chapter 1 invite us to explore these challenges from different perspectives: to identify root causes, to draw on distributed expertise to innovate and improve, to work collaboratively with colleagues and across sectors, to involve patients and communities, and to take a strategic view on what can be changed now with the most impact.
Date Issued
2024-07-25
Citation
Generalism in Clinical Practice and Education, 2024, pp.277-302
ISBN
9781800085435
Publisher
UCL Press
Start Page
277
End Page
302
Journal / Book Title
Generalism in Clinical Practice and Education
Copyright Statement
© 2024 UCL Press. This Book Chapter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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Publication Status
Published
Article Number
13