I don't think people elsewhere fully grasp what's happening in NCR and just how hot it is. At 7am, the tap water is boiling hot. The sun hurts the eye. There's no night time anymore. For 24 hours the temperature feels above 40C. Which means during night the water is as hot

#CleanAirDay at St Stephen’s Health Centre. We can create green community spaces. Knitting the Air data shows we need clean air to improve health ⁦Tower Hamlets Council⁩ ⁦Tower Hamlets GP Care Group⁩ ⁦North East London Health and Care Partnership⁩ ⁦Nathalie Bienfait⁩ ⁦Poplar HARCA⁩

Another health-related area that needs more focus in the election campaign. The climate crisis is profoundly linked to our health, and to the ability of health systems to function. Ask your local candidates where they stand. Royal College of Emergency Medicine @GreenED

Heat deaths in Europe are increasing, particularly among women. And other parts of the world are much hotter. UK Health Alliance on Climate Change nature.com/articles/d4158…

Putting competence aside when we talk about financing the NHS many green initiatives both reduce plastics use and save money. ⁦⁦GreenED⁩ is leading the way. Urge next govts to follow Wales & support such grass roots work. ⁦Royal College of Emergency Medicine⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#climatejustice - great thread 🧵 if you're new to the idea of #climatelitigation Greener NHS UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Centre for Sustainable Healthcare RCPCH GreenED

rcemlearning.co.uk/reference/heat…. Might be good to brush up on this 🥵☀️

Nearly a third (29%) of NHS trusts aren’t measuring their carbon footprint. A third don’t have a clear plan to achieve net zero, and almost a fifth are still using fossil fuels for almost all of their energy (90%). UK Health Alliance on Climate Change forbes.com/sites/katherin…

Excellent reminder from Adrian Boyle on managing heat related illness, here are the GreenED top tips for keeping safe on a hot day!

The hottest day of the year in my constituency has increased by 2.2C in the past 30 years and will increase by 0.91C in the next 30 years. Winter rainfall has increased by 8.7% and will increase by another 10%. Check out your constituency. theconversation.com/new-maps-show-…

High impact hospital carbon reduction #5 Gowns #7 Drapes Nederlandse Federatie van Universitair Medische Centra heeft shortlist of 22 medical disposables for high impact carbon reduction Read the Full news item here: lnkd.in/es5_7MfX. #GreenNHS #TogetherWeCan 🙏🌍⚕️

Explore how we can reduce the environmental impact of healthcare! Discover: 1️⃣How climate change affects patient health 2️⃣Learn from EDs with GreenED accreditation 3️⃣Hear how to manage health effects of climate change Lets enhance care -bit.ly/3vMcDI5

Today we're in University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Emergency Department talking about recycling for their GreenED programme. Improving our recycling segregation is essential for UHP's purse and the planet! Urgent Emergency Care UHP

Richard Smith spoke with Juliette Brown, a psychiatrist and climate activist. She & 5 other health professionals were recently on trial accused of criminal damage to a JP Morgan building in London. But the jury refused to convict them. Read full interview> ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/inte…

GreenED in our ED: which bins? Main lesson for most people: recyclable coffee cups are more expensive … so like many other hospitals we use non recyclable ones. Grass roots initiatives such as GreenED may help change this …

🚨 Last chance to register for our GreenED study day! Don't miss out on: ✅Reducing Coag Testing in the ED ✅The Climate Change Patient ✅Reducing Unused Cannulas in the ED ⏰ Register before tomorrow at 08:00 to secure your spot- bit.ly/3vMcDI5

Heat kills the poor first. UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

A new profession: heat rangers. During heat emergencies in Phoenix, Arizona, heat response units patrol the city handing out water, getting people to air-conditioned spaces and opening cooling centres to offer relief from heat. UK Health Alliance on Climate Change wired.com/story/i-will-s…

Very powerful interview with Dr Juliette Brown via UK Health Alliance on Climate Change really gets across the urgency of climate action.