Health bodies unite to demand government steps up NHS climate resilience efforts

James Murray
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Health Alliance backed by the British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing urges Jeremy Hunt to ensure NHS is better prepared to tackle health impacts of climate change

The UK's leading health institutions have this week launched a new alliance, calling on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to urgently strengthen the NHS' ability to respond to worsening climate-related health...

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