Environmentally sustainable healthcare is interlinked with strong primary care. Keeping people healthy, well and independent in their homes and communities, providing care in innovative ways and in community settings improves patient experience and health outcomes and reduces emissions.

NSW Health will be working closely with our primary care colleagues in our shift to net zero.

A Primary Health Network (PHN) Chief Executive is represented on our Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee and we note the great work underway by many PHNs, the RACGP and primary care organisations in this area.

Resources

Access useful resources about primary care.

• Six steps to both greener and better primary care
• Let’s get practical: how we can heal the planet and our patients
• Sydney North Health Network: Climate and Health
• RACGP Climate and Health waiting room posters
• Greener NHS Primary care system progress case study
• Greener NHS Community care system progress case study

The UK Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group Climate Change Taskforce Primary Care sub-group has also developed a 10 Point Green Plan for GP Practices to help guide environmental impact reduction.

Webinars

Access useful webinars about primary care.

• Watch the 40 minute webinar with Dr Kate Charlesworth. The climate crisis: What every health professional needs to know
• Watch the 1 hour webinar from WA Primary Health Alliance. Reducing our impact in general practice: what can we do?
• Watch the 15 minute video by Dr Brett Montgomery, GP in Perth. Inhalers and the environment: What are the issues, and what can Australian doctors do?