Health and social care professional standards need to be updated to advance leadership and action for environmental sustainability and planetary health.

Sarah Catherine WalpoleAneka PopatEmma Pascale BlakeyEleanor HoldenBen WhittakerRavijyot SagguAmarantha Fennell-WellsKirsten ArmitDaljit Hothi

Published in: BMJ leader (2024)

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.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
mental health
primary care
health promotion
human health
quality improvement
climate change
pain management
affordable care act