Socially responsible green transition: strengthening governance solutions to empower Homo Climaticus in the healthcare sector (GreenCare)

The project will identify the perception of healthcare providers and healthcare receivers of the reforms undertaken in the health sector under the EGD, as well as their positive and negative experiences with solutions introduced or implemented in the healthcare sector to ensure that the objectives of the EGD are met.

Through a co-creation design, recommendations to policy makers for ensuring a socially responsible green transition in the healthcare sector will be elaborated, and a road-map for a pilot project for further implementation will be provided. The project is based on a mixed research design. By analysis of scientific literature and documents, and conducting a public opinion survey, semi-structured interviews and focus groups, the research team will identify key inequalities created or facilitated by green transition in the health care, and investigate perceptions and experiences with reforms with primary focus on hospitals. For that, case studies in four hospitals will be carried out. Recommendations for the socially responsible green transition in the healthcare will be developed, involving all stakeholders in the co-creation process.

Outcomes to be achieved

The results of the study will be reflected in high-impact academic journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus (n=3) as well as in international scientific conferences (n=3). An interdisciplinary network of researchers and professionals will be established to elaborate the recommendations for the governance solutions n the health care sector. The results of the study will be used to elaborate a future grant application (n=1). Master students will be involved in the research process elaborating and defending their master theses (n=2).