After many years of being an anaesthetist with an interest in sustainability, I was appointed to the role of Climate Change Lead for my local ICS (West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership). Along with a small but committed team, we set about delivering one of the ICS’s Big Ambitions, spelled out in the five year strategy – we aspire to be a global leader in our response to climate change.
What a year to be thinking about the sustainability of the NHS. All of those of us working within our National Health Service have a huge amount to be proud of given the progress made in terms of NHS sustainability despite the strain on health services caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Thank you all for the work you have been doing despite the challenging conditions.
The Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC) is a student-driven, metric-based initiative to inspire planetary health and education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) in medical schools.
Center for Sustainable Healthcare is happy to participate at the First Scientific Symposium on Health and Climate Change. The event will take place in Rome, between 3-5 december 2018.