Health Emergency of Climate Change | Episode 8: Building a greener health system

Recorded on Tuesday 22 June 2021, as part of the Royal Society of Medicine's Health Emergency of Climate Change series.

This eighth episode of the Health emergency of climate change series explored the impact that healthcare systems have on climate change and discussed what clinicians can do to help.

Dr Nick Watts, Chief Sustainability Officer of the NHS, was joined by Dr Chantelle Rizan, Surgical Research Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons and Sustainable Surgery Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Mr Jason Snape, Global Head of Environmental Protection, AstraZeneca and other leading experts in the field.

The Health Emergency of Climate Change series unites leading healthcare experts to discuss the impact climate change is having on human health. The 10-part series tackles specific topics including respiratory health, dermatology, cardiovascular health, mental health and sustainability and health systems, plus the new pandemic and other new epidemics, as well as lessons learned and looking ahead.

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