Strategic alignment
NSW Health’s first Net Zero Roadmap was developed to align with and support the whole of NSW Health strategy Future Health 2022-2032: in particular, our commitment to delivering an environmentally sustainable footprint for future healthcare (key objective 6.2).
How we engaged with staff, community and our partners
More than 2,200 contributions were received as part of the consultation process. The NSW Ministry of Health worked closely with local health districts, specialty health networks, pillar organisations, statewide health services, consumers, community
members and key partners to undertake consultation to inform the roadmap.
Extensive consultation and engagement with key stakeholders informed the roadmap, including:
- 36 consultation sessions were held April-May 2024 to gauge insights from NSW Health staff across the system. The sessions drew on the experiences and ambitions of NSW Health staff gauging their views on what worked well and what could be improved across the proposed priorities.
- Between 20 March and 31 May 2024, a draft roadmap was developed and hosted on the NSW government ‘Have Your Say’ platform outlining the proposed vision, priorities, guiding principles and enablers. More than 4,500 people visited the site with over 1,770 contributions comprising 664 survey responses, 1,077 quick poll responses and 65 visioner ideas were shared on how NSW Health could provide healthcare in more environmentally sustainable ways.
- Targeted consultation engagement with key federal and NSW Government stakeholders, including individuals representing the National Health, Sustainability and Climate Unit, the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), NSW Treasury, Investment NSW and the NSW Environmental Protection Authority.
- Targeted consultation engagement with external partners including the Catholic Health Australia, nursing, midwifery, and medical colleges.
The NSW Health Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee provided guidance and direction for the development of the Net Zero Roadmap.
There will be ongoing collaboration in the monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the roadmap to focus efforts on shared outcomes and ensure delivery against the NSW Government’s net zero targets.
We thank everyone for their valuable contribution, collaboration and commitment to making this roadmap an informed blueprint for achieving the NSW Government’s net zero targets.
Stakeholders engaged as part of the consultation process
- Commonwealth Government
- National Health, Sustainability and Climate Unit National Health and Medical Research Council
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- State Government
- NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water NSW Treasury
- Investment NSW
- NSW Environmental Protection Authority
- NSW Health organisations
- NSW Ministry of Health Local Health Districts
- Specialty Health Networks: Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network, the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
- Pillars: Agency for Clinical Innovation, Bureau of Health Information, Cancer Institute NSW, Clinical Excellence Commission, Health and Training Institute
- Statewide health services: NSW Ambulance, NSW Health Pathology, Health Protection NSW
- Shared services: HealthShare NSW, eHealth NSW, Health Infrastructure
- Representative organisations
- Australian College of Nursing Catholic Health Australia
- The Australasian College of Dermatologists Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine College of Intensive Care Medicine
- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners