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Climate change: What healthcare professionals can do.

Marion SlaterSarah Bartlett
Published in: The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2023)
Climate change is the biggest threat to global health. The National Health Service (NHS) has committed to 'net zero' and significant inroads have been made into reducing the carbon footprint of some areas of healthcare. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) has produced a resource outlining steps we can all take. It is incumbent on us all to act as doctors and citizens of the planet.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • global health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • primary care
  • human health
  • patient safety
  • quality improvement
  • medical students