Blog and News

Our thoughts on the outcomes of the two-week discussions at the COP28.

UKHACC Chair, Richard Smith has written to the GMC to ask them to allow doctors appearing before them for offences linked to protests on climate change and nature to explain why they have taken the actions they have

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

The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change welcomes new guidance on education for sustainable healthcare within UK pre-registration curricula for allied health professions.

UKHACC recently joined with the Point of Care Foundation to deliver a Schwartz Round to explore and share emotional experiences around the climate and nature crisis, Richard Smith writes.

Endorsed by 123 countries on first ever health day on 3rd December 2023.

Richard Smith writes about a recent meeting of The Climate Coalition where different models of how the world might evolve were presented.

UKHACC Chair, Richard Smith, recently joined a group of health professionals on a mission to ‘green card’ their MP. He writes about his experience.

A joint letter from health professionals to members of all political parties, calls on them to say no to new oil and gas.

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

A landmark report published today presents the first detailed account of how to reduce the environmental impact of surgical care while maintaining high quality patient care and potentially saving the NHS money.

On 21 November there will be a mass lobby of members of parliament in London to call for no further expansion of fossil fuel exploration. (People in other countries might do the same.) Richard Smith has written the letter below to his MP and urges you to write to yours.