Off to Royal College of Radiologists this morning for a meeting on sustainable oncology. So excited to see colleagues I’ve only met over zoom in person!
And with my health sector hat on... multiple Oncology colleagues unable/very delayed to get into work in Oxford and London today - tube lines and roads flooded. Same for patients. Extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change, compromises healthcare. 1/2
Slow action on climate change coupled with years of underfunding of schools playing out at my daughter's school today. Absolute deluge of rain - schools had to shut as the old buildings can't cope with volume, drains backing up, roofs are leaking, electrics tripping. We need to do better...
Darzi reveals the depth of the problems facing the NHS. A key thing now is not to rush to ill-formed “solutions”. www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Findings may buy time but highlight government policy tensions Ara Darzi’s independent review into the performance of the NHS in England, commissioned soon after Labour’s election victory in July 202...
Super useful set of starter packs on environment here with so many interesting people! Thank you!
Absolutely damning report by independent Kings Fund on how Royal College of Physicians handled fellows' concerns about physician associates. *Parliament may have been misled.* Our commentary coming later today in BMJ. assets.kingsfund.org.uk/f/256914/x/d...
Nuffield Council on Bioethics recently published 2 reports related to climate and health - a review of ethics literature, and a legal/regulatory overview. Useful succinct summaries of rapidly growing field www.nuffieldbioethics.org/publications...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Health impact of decarbonising transport system Two scenarios 1 Active travel heavy 2 Just switch to EV Both improve pop health & avert health-system $ compared to BAU From 2018 and 2050-pathway 1 = 3 times as much health gain & 3 times as much save to health care
Decarbonising transport might improve overall population health, save the health system money, and reduce health inequities between Māori and non-Māori. Pathways that increase physical activity have a...
NEW: In WIREs Climate Change today, our latest peer-reviewed research shows fossil fuel companies have systematically infiltrated academia, threatening to bias research and undermine meaningful climate action. THREAD. 📄 Open access: bit.ly/FossilFUniv
A growing research agenda: Timeline of the cumulative number of news articles (black, left axis), white paper reports (red, right axis), and peer-reviewed and academic publications (green, right axis....