Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition

Building on the success of the 2022 RMH and 2023 Parkville Precinct sustainability competitions, this competition aims to continue to foster engagement in sustainable healthcare quality improvement initiatives by providing support resources to catalyses impactful initiatives that improve quality of care, reduce emissions and waste, are financially viable, and continue to engage health organisations and staff.

This year, participating hospitals include:

Royal Melbourne Hospital
Peter MacCallum Hospital
Royal Women's Hospital
WEHI

How to get involved?

Step 1: Register your project idea by filling out this form

Participants do not need to register their idea in advance but are strongly encouraged to do so to access the resources and support. There is no closing date for registration.

Step 2: Download the Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition Guide 2024/25 and populate the Sustainable QI Project Planner with as much information as you can.

Follow this link for additional resources on the susqi.org site
Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition Guide includes:
- Participant information
- Marking criteria
- Key dates
- Project tools and resources

Step 3: Get guidance for your project

Once you have registered, the University of Melbourne Sustainable Healthcare Team will contact you with information on drop-in sessions for guidance on your project.

Step 4: Get going with your project!

Step 5: Populate Final Project Submission Form and submit by Feb 7th 2024 via email to ben.dunne@unimelb.edu.au

Resources:

The following resources are intended for use by the participating hospitals.

For more information about this Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition, please contact.

Ben Dunne (ben.dunne@unimelb.edu.au)

Sonia Chanchlani (sonia.chanchlani@unimelb.edu.au)