Climate change and humanity’s impact on the environment is fast becoming an existential crisis for humanity. Climate change will negatively impact healthcare on a huge scale. As scientists and engineers working in healthcare we are uniquely placed to be at the forefront of work to reverse our climate impact. The IPEM Environmental Sustainability group has been set up to reduce the environmental impact of IPEM, its members and their employers.
If you would like to get involved please email candi@ipem.ac.uk or you can join the Environmental Sustainabilty community of interest
Links to further information:
If you want to find out more there are a selection of links below. Please drop us a line if you have other information you would like to see added:
https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/
https://www.sduhealth.org.uk/ and/or https://www.sduhealth.org.uk/delivery/plan.aspx
https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/doctors-must-lead-fight-against-climate-change
https://www.bma.org.uk/media/3464/bma-climate-change-and-sustainability-paper-october-2020.pdf
https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Greener NHS website https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/
"How to produce a green plan" (https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2020/08/how-to-produce-a-green-plan-2020-v2.pdf)
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