Planetary health and environmentally sustainable healthcare: perceptions of primary care practitioners in Ireland - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human and planetary health are deeply interconnected and endangered by the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Despite proactive measures being pursued to reduce healthcare's overall environmental footprint, relatively few of these are directed at primary care, notwithstanding that it accounts for up to 25% of healthcare's ecological impact. Within Ireland's primary healthcare sector, despite a growing recognition of the importance of environmentally sustainable healthcare, little is known about the perspectives of those healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in the sector to delivering more environmentally sustainable primary care services.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive study explored the knowledge and attitudes of co

SUBMITTER: Walsh SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12766820 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature