What has been the trajectory of the planetary climate crisis? How have we responded? Where has that left us know? What does the future now look like? And what must we now do? @hughmontgomery.bsky.social & @sanmather.bsky.social take stock ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ta...

Taking stock: UKHACC’s newly appointed Co-Chairs, Hugh Montgomery and Sandy Mather, reflect and look forward - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

With our appointment as co-chairs of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC), we felt it important to take stock. What has been the trajectory of the planetary climate crisis? How have corpo...

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Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering > Read the full statement here ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/sc...

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather events caused by fossil fuels and climate change pose significant risks to health and our health service. Any plans to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act a...

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Our chair @hughmontgomery.bsky.social will speak at the landmark National Emergency Briefing on #climate & #nature crisis in Westminster Central Hall Nov 27? Is your MP attending? Enter your postcode to find out: www.nebriefing.org @nebriefing.bsky.social #NEB2025 #NationalEmergencyBriefing

National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature

An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

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Chris Packham@chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all . @nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧

Health leaders: "Granting access to exploit Rosebank would fly in the face of the Gov’s ambition to shift our health service from sickness to prevention, save our NHS budget, drive growth in the green economy & address climate change at pace and scale." ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he...

Health leaders call on PM to reject Rosebank to protect health - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Granting access to exploit the Rosebank Field would fly in the face of the Government’s ambition to shift our health service from sickness to prevention, to save our NHS budget, to drive growth in the...

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A commitment to environmental sustainability and resilience in the 10 year health plan for England is welcome. The challenge is to make it happen. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/a-...

A commitment to environmental sustainability and resilience in the 10 year health plan for England is welcome. The challenge is to make it happen. - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

The 10 year health plan for England published this week includes a commitment to prioritise actions to deliver a net zero health service by 2040 for emissions the NHS controls and by 2045 for emission...

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.@GOVUK plans to introduce mandatory healthy sales reporting must go beyond healthy sales to include key health and sustainability criteria, include the split between plant and animal protein, fruit and veg sales and climate emissions. @eatingbetter.bsky.social ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ma...

Mandatory reporting must go beyond healthy sales - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has joined with alliances representing 200 organisations calling for mandatory reporting to go beyond healthy sales to incorporate key health and sustainabilit...

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The NHS 10-Year Plan can be more than reform – it can be a blueprint for climate resilience in healthcare. Join us as we work to embed sustainability in every shift: https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/why-sustainability-is-important-for-the-governments-three-big-shifts/ #NHS10YearPlan #NetZeroNHS

UKHACC Director @drelainemulcahy.bsky.social was delighted to help plant the @rcpch.bsky.social conference legacy tree in Glasgow this week! Many thanks to @glasgowcc.bsky.social and cllrs @marthawardrop.bsky.social & @seonadhoy.bsky.social for their support.

We’re building a healthier, safer, fairer future. Now we need our MPs to stand with us. 🗓️ Join us in Westminster on 9 July 🗣️ Speak to your MP and tell them: This is what we’re doing – what about you? Great to see UKHACC trustee @emmrad.bsky.social is the hero film www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TgQ...

Act Now, Change Forever: Join us in Westminster on 9th July

YouTube video by The Climate Coalition

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Just like health leaders once stood up to Big Tobacco and its advertising, it’s time to stand up to Big Oil! Join us and the 30+ influential organisations representing the interests of over 12 million health professionals worldwide to #BreakFossilFuelInfluence

The Global Climate And Health Alliance@gchalliance.bsky.social · last yr.

⚡LAUNCHED! #BreakFossilFuelInfluence. We call on health orgs to cut ties with PR & ad agencies that serve fossil fuel industry. ✍️ Join 30+ influential health orgs that signed #FossilFreeCommunications commitment 💡Discover simple & powerful step to align your voice with value. bit.ly/3H7VzkY

Outstanding work @rcphysicians.bsky.social 👏

Royal College of Physicians@rcphysicians.bsky.social · last yr.

We’ve published our first sustainability report card. Based on @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social’s commitments, the report card provides a progress update on our current and future work to improve our environmental sustainability as an organisation. Read now: ow.ly/qNIF50VSFRQ

This #GreatBigGreenWeek, we're celebrating the brilliant work happening across UKHACC members to embed sustainability in everything our members from governance and education to banking, investments, travel, and food. 📢 Find out more about this work here ukhealthalliance.org/about/our-co...

Our commitments - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

We’ve produced a set of guiding principles for health organisations to demonstrate leadership and take steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

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The June edition of our popular monthly bulletin is out with 📰News 🔉Have your say 👫Get involved 💻Events 📑Reports 🧑‍💻Media ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk...

UKHACC June Bulletin - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports

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New @UKHealthClimate report calls for action to ensure the health service is resilient to climate change: 💰 Sustainable funding 🏥 Resilient infrastructure 👩‍⚕️ Workforce training 📡 Disease surveillance 🧠 Research + planning 🔗 ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...

Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

A policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

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A new report by @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social calls for urgent action to adapt our health system to climate change – with 49% of NHS workers saying services have already been disrupted by extreme weather. Read the report here: ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-... #ClimateHealth #NHS #HealthEquity

Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

A policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

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Today is Clean Air Day. A new policy report published by @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social makes recommendations on how to build a climate resilient health system to protect health now and for future generations ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...

As heat health alerts are issued across many parts of the country today, we welcome timely new guidance from @acutemedicine.bsky.social to support health professionals management of patients during extreme heat - check out the Heat Health Plan here >> www.acutemedicine.org.uk/blog/2025/06...

Hot Weather Health Plan (11 June) - Society for Acute Medicine

The Society for Acute Medicine has produced the following guidance to supportclinicians working in acute services to:

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The Tate Modern art museum in London has also been lit up. #ShowYourStripes And, the warming stripes are currently on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York: www.moma.org/magazine/art...

Today is #ShowYourStripes Day! Created by @edhawkins.org, the warming stripes show temperature each year: blue for cool, white for avg, red for hot. Athletes are wearing them, knitters are knitting them, and cities are putting them on trams. Find + share your "stripes" here: showyourstripes.info

Air pollution affects your health from before your first breath until your last. By cleaning up our air, we can all live healthier lives 🩹 This #CleanAirDay, ask your MP to champion ambitious action on air pollution ⬇️ www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day @globalactionplan.bsky.social

Today, UKHACC Chair @richardswsmith.bsky.social and trustees @sanmather.bsky.social @emmrad.bsky.social walked with health professionals to deliver a message to the UK government to set safe targets to clean up the air we breathe >> ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he... @globalactionplan.bsky.social

Health professionals walk to Parliament to demand action on air pollution - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has joined hundreds of health workers in a call to the UK Government to clean up the air.

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Dr Sandy Mather PhD@sanmather.bsky.social · last yr.

Clean Air Day @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social walking from GOSH to Parliament

So grateful to all our members for an excellent meeting yesterday, and to Jim Skea, Chair of @ipcc.bsky.social for talking us through the working groups and reports - health will be an important consideration to integrate @richardswsmith.bsky.social

Congratulations RCGP and @victoriatb.bsky.social for producing a great resource on greener prescribing www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/f50... @greenerpractice.bsky.social @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social

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Articles, podcasts and videos including a brilliant new image collection by @climatevisuals.bsky.social showcasing impacts and solutions of energy and the cost of living crisis. climateoutreach.org/a-new-collec...

A new collection of energy images - Climate Outreach

Climate Visuals and The Sunrise Project, funded by ECF, have launched a new collection of images showing the impacts of the energy and cost of living crises, alongside the solutions being put into pra...

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LOADS of new resources and a special mention for this brilliant work by NHS Scotland and @naturescot.bsky.social to bring together health, environment and other sectors to embed Scotland’s natural health service in every day aspects of the NHS www.nature.scot/doc/realisin...

Realising the Potential of Scotland's Natural Health Service in Practice

A Report on Piloting of Green Health Partnerships.

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Lots of opportunities for learning in our events section, including this conference on connecting people on climate action by the @fphuk.bsky.social on 9 May - still time to submit your abstract www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

FPH Climate and Health Conference: connecting for action on climate change

The need for urgent and effective action on climate change across the public health workforce is ever more pressing. With this in mind, the FPH Sustainable Development SIG invites all public health co...

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Get involved in some great campaigns like the Climate Coalition’s Show the Love - Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... 💚

Lots of opportunities to have your say including a chance to add your name to the @who.int call from the health community to world leaders and decision makers to stop pollution and ensure a future with clean air for all www.who.int/teams/enviro...

Call for clean air action

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The news section includes our take on @thecccuk.bsky.social seventh carbon budget and the conclusion of the UN Biodiversity Conference ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/un...

UN Biodiversity Conference brings commitments on finance, but much work still needs to be done - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Lack of progress on national biodiversity strategy and action plans and promises made on finance at COP16

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