Prescribing a 'light-touch': How NHS staff are being nudged towards climate action

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Prescribing a 'light-touch': How NHS staff are being nudged towards climate action

Medtech firm Jump and NHS England are rolling out a 'world first' healthcare specific carbon engagement tool as part of efforts to create a net zero health service by 2040 - BusinessGreen Intelligence investigates

The NHS is in crisis. Waiting lists are at record levels, ambulances routinely queue outside A&E departments, and nurses and paramedics are pursuing industrial action. According to a recent analysis by...

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