Leadership and governance approaches to drive environmentally sustainable healthcare in high-income countries: a rapid scoping review

Australian and global healthcare systems alike require strong leadership and governance across multiple scales to rapidly transition to environmentally sustainable healthcare systems. To achieve this transition, key contemporary leadership and governance approaches crossing all levels from healthcare providers to healthcare organisations and governments were found to be (1) collaboration within the healthcare sector and externally, (2) education of the healthcare workforce and community about the health impacts of climate change, and (3) advocacy for transitioning to environmentally sustainable healthcare.