A physician’s guide to sustainable clinical practice

The climate crisis is a health crisis. It poses a significant and growing threat to human health. In the UK, rising temperatures, air pollution and the spread of vector-borne diseases are already affecting population health.

Those working in the NHS will be the first to see the health effects of climate change, if they have not done so already. A growing number of patients are presenting with conditions that are worsened by environmental factors and physicians must be prepared to respond.