liam donaldson claims that the nhs has a policy on climate change.
Maybe so - but i wrote to our pct nearly 1 year ago asking what action
they were taking to implement the new policy, and i am still waiting for a
reply, despite numerous reminders.
today i am working in our local hospital in Scunthorpe, which is
overheated and ablaze with light. Electrical devices are rarely switched
off and i have found rooms with heating turned high and fans on at the
same time! The monthly electricity bill is over £70,000, which is an awful
lot of carbon emissions.
Under PBR - hospitals are paid for seeing patients in outpatients - but
not for phone contacts or emails. Many patients travel many miles for
perfunctory appointments.
If the nhs is to significantly reduce carbon emissions, then action is
needed, not just a policy.
Competing interests:
i have children and i would like them to live until the end of this century
Rapid Response:
the nhs is failing to act on carbon emissions
liam donaldson claims that the nhs has a policy on climate change. Maybe so - but i wrote to our pct nearly 1 year ago asking what action they were taking to implement the new policy, and i am still waiting for a reply, despite numerous reminders. today i am working in our local hospital in Scunthorpe, which is overheated and ablaze with light. Electrical devices are rarely switched off and i have found rooms with heating turned high and fans on at the same time! The monthly electricity bill is over £70,000, which is an awful lot of carbon emissions. Under PBR - hospitals are paid for seeing patients in outpatients - but not for phone contacts or emails. Many patients travel many miles for perfunctory appointments. If the nhs is to significantly reduce carbon emissions, then action is needed, not just a policy.
Competing interests: i have children and i would like them to live until the end of this century
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