Pat Lok considers what medical students can do to reduce the impact of healthcare on the climate “It is hot out there so please remember to keep hydrated for your […]
Climate change
Talking to patients about the climate emergency
If the NHS is to reach net zero, we need to talk about the climate emergency in every part of the healthcare service The climate emergency is the single greatest […]
COP26: a missed opportunity for climate leadership
At the start of August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), systematically summarising the extent of our knowledge of […]
The climate crisis and the rise of eco-anxiety
Levels of eco-anxiety are growing, particularly among children and young people, and are likely to be significant and potentially damaging to individuals and society, warn Mala Rao and Richard A […]
Using art to highlight the climate and ecological emergency and its relationship with health
The Healthcare Arts Collective is a group of doctors brought together by a shared desire to see urgent action to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. We recognise its intimate […]
Richard Smith: COP26 needs to happen in-person but must be as safe as possible
Holding a global in-person meeting like COP26, the annual UN meeting on climate change due to be held in Glasgow in November, is a major challenge in the middle of […]
BMA to debate actions to tackle the climate emergency at Annual Representative Meeting
The BMA Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) starts today, and I was delighted to see several motions on the agenda about environmental and climate issues (motions 23, 24, 55). The BMA […]
Florence Wedmore: This is climate breakdown, and it is having a real effect on our patients
As the IPCC issue a stark report warning of the immediate dangers of the climate emergency, Florence Wedmore highlights the impact of hospital flooding on patient care […]
The climate crisis is not slow and gradual but unpredictable and catastrophic
Climate disasters are dangerously becoming a new normal. We must embolden our leaders to take the global action needed to avert climate catastrophe, say Rana Orhan, Tara Chen, and John […]
Counselling on reusable menstrual products: an opportunity to mitigate climate change and address period poverty in the doctor’s office
The covid-19 pandemic has highlighted our dependency on single-use healthcare products worldwide, despite their increased cumulative costs, elevated susceptibility to supply chain strains and significant environmental impacts. The most prominent […]