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Emma Radcliffe

@emmrad.bsky.social

GP, climate activist and lots of other things

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A commitment to environmental sustainability and resilience in the 10 year health plan for England is welcome. The challenge is to make it happen. - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change The 10 year health plan for England published this week includes a commitment to prioritise actions to deliver a net zero health service by 2040 for emissions the NHS controls and by 2045 for emission...

A commitment to environmental sustainability and resilience in the 10 year health plan for England is welcome. The challenge is to make it happen.
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/a-...

04.07.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mandatory reporting must go beyond healthy sales - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has joined with alliances representing 200 organisations calling for mandatory reporting to go beyond healthy sales to incorporate key health and sustainabilit...

.@GOVUK plans to introduce mandatory healthy sales reporting must go beyond healthy sales to include key health and sustainability criteria, include the split between plant and animal protein, fruit and veg sales and climate emissions. @eatingbetter.bsky.social
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07.07.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NHS 10-Year Plan can be more than reform – it can be a blueprint for climate resilience in healthcare. Join us as we work to embed sustainability in every shift:
https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/why-sustainability-is-important-for-the-governments-three-big-shifts/
#NHS10YearPlan #NetZeroNHS

25.06.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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UKHACC Director @drelainemulcahy.bsky.social was delighted to help plant the @rcpch.bsky.social conference legacy tree in Glasgow this week! Many thanks to @glasgowcc.bsky.social and cllrs @marthawardrop.bsky.social & @seonadhoy.bsky.social for their support.

27.06.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Act Now, Change Forever: Join us in Westminster on 9th July
YouTube video by The Climate Coalition Act Now, Change Forever: Join us in Westminster on 9th July

We’re building a healthier, safer, fairer future. Now we need our MPs to stand with us.

πŸ—“οΈ Join us in Westminster on 9 July
πŸ—£οΈ Speak to your MP and tell them: This is what we’re doing – what about you?

Great to see UKHACC trustee @emmrad.bsky.social is the hero film www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TgQ...

24.06.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just like health leaders once stood up to Big Tobacco and its advertising, it’s time to stand up to Big Oil! Join us and the 30+ influential organisations representing the interests of over 12 million health professionals worldwide to #BreakFossilFuelInfluence

22.05.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Outstanding work @rcphysicians.bsky.social πŸ‘

12.06.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our commitments - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change We’ve produced a set of guiding principles for health organisations to demonstrate leadership and take steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

This #GreatBigGreenWeek, we're celebrating the brilliant work happening across UKHACC members to embed sustainability in everything our members from governance and education to banking, investments, travel, and food.

πŸ“’ Find out more about this work here
ukhealthalliance.org/about/our-co...

12.06.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UKHACC June Bulletin - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports

The June edition of our popular monthly bulletin is out with
πŸ“°News
πŸ”‰Have your say
πŸ‘«Get involved
πŸ’»Events
πŸ“‘Reports
πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»Media
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk...

13.06.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change A policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

New @UKHealthClimate report calls for action to ensure the health service is resilient to climate change:
πŸ’° Sustainable funding
πŸ₯ Resilient infrastructure
πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ Workforce training
πŸ“‘ Disease surveillance
🧠 Research + planning

πŸ”— ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...

18.06.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change A policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

A new report by @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social calls for urgent action to adapt our health system to climate change – with 49% of NHS workers saying services have already been disrupted by extreme weather.

Read the report here: ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...

#ClimateHealth #NHS #HealthEquity

18.06.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is Clean Air Day.

A new policy report published by @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social makes recommendations on how to build a climate resilient health system to protect health now and for future generations ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...

19.06.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hot Weather Health Plan (11 June) - Society for Acute Medicine The Society for Acute Medicine has produced the following guidance to supportclinicians working in acute services to:

As heat health alerts are issued across many parts of the country today, we welcome timely new guidance from @acutemedicine.bsky.social to support health professionals management of patients during extreme heat - check out the Heat Health Plan here >> www.acutemedicine.org.uk/blog/2025/06...

20.06.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tate Modern art museum in London has also been lit up. #ShowYourStripes

And, the warming stripes are currently on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York: www.moma.org/magazine/art...

21.06.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Text reading "start a climate conversation" superimposed over the global warming stripes.

Text reading "start a climate conversation" superimposed over the global warming stripes.

Today is #ShowYourStripes Day!

Created by @edhawkins.org, the warming stripes show temperature each year: blue for cool, white for avg, red for hot.

Athletes are wearing them, knitters are knitting them, and cities are putting them on trams.

Find + share your "stripes" here: showyourstripes.info

21.06.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10
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Air pollution affects your health from before your first breath until your last. By cleaning up our air, we can all live healthier lives 🩹

This #CleanAirDay, ask your MP to champion ambitious action on air pollution ⬇️

www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day
@globalactionplan.bsky.social

19.06.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today, UKHACC Chair @richardswsmith.bsky.social and trustees @sanmather.bsky.social @emmrad.bsky.social walked with health professionals to deliver a message to the UK government to set safe targets to clean up the air we breathe >> ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he...

@globalactionplan.bsky.social

19.06.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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So grateful to all our members for an excellent meeting yesterday, and to Jim Skea, Chair of @ipcc.bsky.social for talking us through the working groups and reports - health will be an important consideration to integrate @richardswsmith.bsky.social

28.03.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations RCGP and @victoriatb.bsky.social for producing a great resource on greener prescribing www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/f50...
@greenerpractice.bsky.social @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social

23.03.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Join Our Network Register now for updates on the latest news and campaigns from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, and how you can support them.

Enjoying our newsletter? Share it on and encourage others to sign up >> action.ukhealthalliance.org/page/69209/s...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new collection of energy images - Climate Outreach Climate Visuals and The Sunrise Project, funded by ECF, have launched a new collection of images showing the impacts of the energy and cost of living crises, alongside the solutions being put into pra...

Articles, podcasts and videos including a brilliant new image collection by @climatevisuals.bsky.social showcasing impacts and solutions of energy and the cost of living crisis. climateoutreach.org/a-new-collec...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Realising the Potential of Scotland's Natural Health Service in Practice A Report on Piloting of Green Health Partnerships.

LOADS of new resources and a special mention for this brilliant work by NHS Scotland and @naturescot.bsky.social to bring together health, environment and other sectors to embed Scotland’s natural health service in every day aspects of the NHS www.nature.scot/doc/realisin...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FPH Climate and Health Conference: connecting for action on climate change The need for urgent and effective action on climate change across the public health workforce is ever more pressing. With this in mind, the FPH Sustainable Development SIG invites all public health co...

Lots of opportunities for learning in our events section, including this conference on connecting people on climate action by the @fphuk.bsky.social on 9 May - still time to submit your abstract www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Get involved in some great campaigns like the Climate Coalition’s Show the Love - Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... πŸ’š

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for clean air action

Lots of opportunities to have your say including a chance to add your name to the @who.int call from the health community to world leaders and decision makers to stop pollution and ensure a future with clean air for all www.who.int/teams/enviro...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UN Biodiversity Conference brings commitments on finance, but much work still needs to be done - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Lack of progress on national biodiversity strategy and action plans and promises made on finance at COP16

The news section includes our take on @thecccuk.bsky.social seventh carbon budget and the conclusion of the UN Biodiversity Conference
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/un...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UKHACC Bulletin March 2025 - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports

Our March bulletin is a bumper one with the latest
πŸ“° News and updates
πŸ—£οΈ Have your say
πŸ™Œ Get involved
πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»Events
πŸ“‘New resources
πŸ”–Articles

Check it out and share the love πŸ’š
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk...

14.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you passionate about health and motivated by action to protect people from the threat of climate change and the destruction of nature? You could be our next Chair
Interested or know someone else that might be, check out and share the link for more details
ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ad...

18.03.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

Today’s report shows that ULEZ works.

One year on, the ULEZ expansion is helping to:
🌳 Drive down levels of pollution
🌳 Take old polluting cars off our roads
🌳 Bring cleaner air to millions more Londoners.

07.03.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 21
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The seventh carbon budget sets a path to a healthier, cleaner future - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change The Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget charts a clear path to net zero and a healthier society with cleaner air, warmer homes, better diets, more active travel, and greater energy securi...

The Climate Change Committee's seventh carbon budget charts a clear path to net zero and a healthier society with cleaner air, warmer homes, better diets, more active travel, and greater energy security. It’s now up to Parliament to agree the route forward. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/th...

28.02.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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