The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has published a Green Physician Toolkit to support doctors to play their part in tackling the climate crisis.

With the NHS responsible for around 40 per cent of the UK’s public sector emissions and 4 per cent of total emissions, the health service in England has committed to reach net-zero on all direct emissions by 2040. The RCP’s new toolkit suggests a range of actions that physicians can take in their day-to-day practice to help mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Commenting on the Green Physician Toolkit, Professor Ramesh Arasaradnam, RCP academic vice president, said: “Those working in the NHS will be some of the first to see the health effects of climate change, if they have not done so already. The need to act has never been more urgent and we hope that our Green Physician Toolkit will support the physician community with small steps that can make a difference.”

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