Improving indoor air quality in healthcare won’t happen on its own. It requires collective action — from healthcare workers, patients, organisations, and the public.
Everyone has a role to play. Below we explain how you can contribute to the campaign.
📢 Raise Awareness
Help make airborne risk visible.
- Follow us on social media and like, share, and comment on our Safe Air 4 All content .
- Share Safe Air 4 All content on social media using the hashtag #SafeAir4All.
- Talk about indoor air quality in your workplace.
- Put up copies of our #SafeAir4All. poster when you visit healthcare settings.
Click here to download the poster.
- Challenge outdated messaging that overlooks airborne transmission.
Every conversation helps shift understanding.
📟 Measure and Share
Make the invisible visible.
- Use CO₂ monitors to assess indoor air quality.
Our leaflet explaining how CO₂ monitors help measure indoor air quality can be found here.
- Take photos of the readings on your CO₂ monitors and post on social media with the hashtag #SafeAir4All.
Our best practice guidelines for taking photos of CO₂ monitor readings can be found here.
- Share anonymised data to highlight areas of concern via our Padlet Board.
What gets measured gets noticed — and acted on.
🏥 Speak Up in Your Workplace
Advocate for safer environments.
- Ask about ventilation and air quality monitoring.
- Raise concerns through health and safety channels.
- Encourage practical changes such as improved ventilation or filtration.
- Put up copies of our poster explaining why safe air matters.
Download the poster by clicking here.
Safe air is a workplace safety issue.
📄 Influence Policy
Help drive system-level change.
- Write to your MP about indoor air quality in healthcare sending them a copy of our Briefing Paper.
The briefing paper is available by clicking here.
- Support calls for updated infection prevention guidance.
- Engage with consultations and policy discussions.
Policy change starts with pressure for change.
🤝 Support the Campaign
Help us go further.
- Sign up for our newsletter for updates and campaign actions via our website.
- Volunteer your skills or time by emailing info@shh-uk.org.
- Donate to support our work by clicking here.
Together, we can build safer healthcare environments.
🔴 Why Your Voice Matters
Healthcare workers cared for others throughout the pandemic — often without adequate protection from airborne risks.
Safe air is not a luxury.
It is a basic requirement for safe healthcare.