DEA supports the development of national Sustainable Healthcare Unit to coordinate environmentally sustainable initiatives in health care and reduce its carbon footprint.
It would: standardise and benchmark the measurement of carbon emissions; develop a road map for, and assist implementation of, emission reductions and sustainability best practices and; ensure successful implementation of sustainable healthcare initiatives at state, regional, health organisation / network, hospital and practice levels.
A national Sustainable Healthcare Unit (nSHU) - PDF (September 2021)
DEA’s submission on the National Climate and Health Strategy - PDF (July 2023)