SAGE General Practice   /     InnovAiT September 23 podcast (Climate Change), podcast 38

Description

Did you know that the NHS contributes up to 5% of the UK’s carbon emissions and that 60% of emissions in primary care come from medicines and inhalers? Want to know more about how climate change impacts human health and what we can be doing to address it in a healthcare setting? Then join us on a whistle stop tour as we talk to GP trainee Dr Veena Aggarwal discuss the impact of climate change on healthcare and what we can be doing to empower patients and improve health outcomes. Veena shares her journey of undertaking the Chief Sustainability Officers Clinical Fellow Scheme, what ignited her passion about climate change and her experience of GP training so far including her top tips of making the most of it. Listen in to hear more…

Subtitle
Did you know that the NHS contributes up to 5% of the UK’s carbon emissions and that 60% of emissions in primary care come from medicines and inhalers? Want to know more about how climate change impacts human health and what we can be doing to...
Duration
21:32
Publishing date
2023-09-12 10:51
Link
http://sagegeneral.sage-publications.libsynpro.com/innovait-september-23-podcast-climate-change-podcast-38
Contributors
Enclosures
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Shownotes

Did you know that the NHS contributes up to 5% of the UK’s carbon emissions and that 60% of emissions in primary care come from medicines and inhalers? Want to know more about how climate change impacts human health and what we can be doing to address it in a healthcare setting? Then join us on a whistle stop tour as we talk to GP trainee Dr Veena Aggarwal discuss the impact of climate change on healthcare and what we can be doing to empower patients and improve health outcomes. Veena shares her journey of undertaking the Chief Sustainability Officers Clinical Fellow Scheme, what ignited her passion about climate change and her experience of GP training so far including her top tips of making the most of it. Listen in to hear more…