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Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition
The University of Melbourne 2025/26 Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition, coordinated by the Melbourne Medical School’s Sustainable Healthcare Team, enables participating health services to engage both clinical and non-clinical staff, providing resources to support the creation of impactful and financially viable sustainability initiatives.
Sustainability in Quality Improvement
The University of Melbourne is an established Sustainability in Quality Improvement (SusQI) beacon site and member of the SusQI Academy as recognised by the Centre of Sustainable Health Care (CSH). The SusQI Program is accredited by the Centre for Sustainable Health Care in Oxford, United Kingdom, a world leading centre for sustainable healthcare research and practice.
Sustainability and Planetary Health Action Network
We host the Melbourne Medical School Sustainability and Planetary Health Action Network (SPHAN) to:
- Develop and support research, education and engagement in sustainable healthcare and planetary health across MMS and affiliated clinical institutions.
- Facilitate collaborations across the University, with affiliated clinical institutions, external partners, government and the broader community to develop and promote initiatives.
- Accelerate practice and policy changes to support sustainable healthcare and planetary health.
If you would like to be a member of SPHAN and receive direct updates please contact mms-sphan@unimelb.edu.au.
Sustainable Healthcare Grand Rounds
The Sustainable Healthcare Grand Rounds are a virtual platform for educating university staff and healthcare workers on how to improve the delivery of sustainable healthcare. These 60-minute quarterly meetings feature presentations by guest speakers and provide an opportunity to share learnings, understand what is being delivered and what more can be done. In addition, they provide an open Q&A to discuss and assist each other to overcome barriers.