About this episode
The episode discusses the NHS's commitment to Net Zero and explores topics related to climate health equity and social prescribing.
In 2020 the NHS became the world’s first health system to commit to reaching Net Zero and take action to reduce the future impacts of climate change. Take a walk through London to the Story Garden with Dr Toni Hazell, Deputy Medical Director for eLearning and Dr Liliana Risi, provost and past chair of the RCGP North East London Faculty, a past NHS GP in Tower Hamlets and Associate of Greener Practice to learn more about the topic of Net Zero. In this podcast we discuss climate health equity, the environmental benefits of social prescribing and preventing illness plant-based diet, all of which are covered within our three recently released eLearning courses, as well as Greener Practice, Singing for breathing and Clean air champions. RCGP Net Zero Hub RCGP eLearning modules on: Climate health equity The environmental benefits of social prescribing Preventing illness: plant-based diet The Story Garden Correction: Green social prescribing can save the NHS more than £600 million per year. RCGP Podcast Feedback Your feedback plays a crucial role in helping us improve the CPD products and services we offer. We would be grateful if you could please complete our short RCGP Podcast Survey…
People in this episode
Guests: Dr Toni Hazell, Dr Liliana Risi
Topics covered
- Net Zero
- climate health equity
- social prescribing
- plant-based diet
- environmental benefits
Keywords
- Net Zero
- NHS
- climate change
- social prescribing
- plant-based diet
- health equity
- eLearning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NHS, RCGP, Greener Practice, RCGP North East London Faculty
Places: London, Tower Hamlets
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