Sustainability

=**Sustainability (N=2)**=


 * Definition 1:** When new ways of working and improved outcomes become the norm. Not only have the process and outcome changes, but the thinking and attitudes behind them are fundamentally altered and the systems surrounding them are transformed in support.
 * Source:** Greenhalgh T, Robert G, Bate P, Macfarlane F, Kyriakidou O. Diffusion of Innovations in Health service Organizations. Malden MA: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005.
 * Focus:** Health Services Reserach


 * Definition 2:** The ability of a health service to provide ongoing access to appropriate quality care in a cost effective and health effective manner.
 * Source:** Humphreys JS, Wakerman J, Wells R. What do we mean by sustainable rural health services? Implications for rural health research. Aust J Rural Health. 2006;14(1):33-5.
 * Focus:** Health Services Reserach