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  Urgent action on climate change needed to preserve health

  Wednesday 20 November 2019

  Climate change is already damaging health and is set to shape the wellbeing of an entire generation according to a major new report published in The Lancet.

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  The Lancet Countdown Report 2019

  Wednesday 06 November 2019

  How is climate change affecting our health? How is the world responding?

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  SDU launches Health Outcomes from Stationary Sources Tool (HOST)

  Wednesday 06 November 2019

  Use the new tool to quantify the Quality Adjusted Life Years lost from air pollution emissions from heat and power used on NHS sites

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  Tackling the environmental impact of inhalers

  Wednesday 30 October 2019

  Many people with asthma could cut their carbon footprint and help save the environment by switching to greener medications

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  Air pollution is a ‘health emergency’

  Monday 21 October 2019

  Avoidable deaths are happening now – not in 2025 or 2050 – together we need to act now

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  NHS Bids To Cut Up To 100 Million Plastic Straws, Cups And Cutlery From Hospitals

  Saturday 12 October 2019

  The NHS will slash the use of plastic in hospital canteens as part of its drive to reduce waste and make hospitals healthier for patients and staff.

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  Sustainable Development Unit – responding to the climate crisis

  Friday 20 September 2019

  We must all take our responsibilities seriously in relation to climate change and work collaboratively towards achieving the sustainability targets within the NHS Long Term Plan

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  SDU delighted to receive Climate Champion Awards

  Thursday 12 September 2019

  We are delighted to have received three 2019 Climate Champion Awards, in recognition of our work and participation in the 2020 Healthcare Climate Challenge.

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  First-ever estimate of health care’s global climate footprint

  Tuesday 10 September 2019

  If the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet according to a new report

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  Royal College of Nursing survey seeks to examine the contribution of nurses to Sustainable Development Goals

  Thursday 05 September 2019

  The RCN is preparing a report exploring how nurses, nurse associates, midwifes and nursing students support SDGs

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