Sustainability & Environment Resources
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Page with a very large number of resources from guides to apps, including The Birkett Index App and the City Air App which allows to...
The Welsh Government has a dedicated page on current and forecast levels of air pollution in the devolved nation, at https://airquality.gov.wales/ and...
The Asthma + Lung UK website has a section of their website dedicated to air pollution Access the air pollution resources here Asthma + Lung UK also...
The Breathe London project monitors air quality in London in real-time through fixed sensors and using Google (TM) streetcars and maintains a map. It...
This Position Statement sets out the British Thoracic Society’s stance on how the impact of climate change and the carbon footprint of respiratory...
The Department For Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) compiles a daily UK Air Quality Index and publishes regular forecasts. Here are Defra’s Daily...
This statement is intended to be a reference resource on the impact of climate change on respiratory health and a call for action against this threat...
Practices, challenges and tips for communicating on air quality and health for healthcare professionals and public health practitioners. Access the...
The Clean Air Hub is brought to you by Global Action Plan, the charity behind Clean Air Day, the UK's largest clean air campaign. Resources include...
A quality improvement toolkit for primary care. Greener Practice can help with education and implementation support for practices, PCNs, ICS or...
Healthcare Ocean is a group of healthcare professionals who aim to help conserve and protect coastal and marine ecosystems by minimising harm...
The Healthy Air Coalition is a collective of leading health, environment and transport organisations with the shared vision of a UK free from toxic...
Webpage of a group of leading clean air health and built environment researchers focusing on indoor air pollution. Includes numerous resources...
The London Assembly has a page with guidance for health professionals and patients on how to cope with high pollution, with data for each...
Hosts numerous resources on reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare. Visit the website
NICE published their air pollution guidelines in 2017, "Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health", which can be found here. A section, in...
Covers indoor air quality in residential buildings. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality in people's homes and how to...
A tool to help clinicians when discussing a change of inhaler device Read the Patient Decision aid
Published in 2019, particularly important for healthcare professional is Statement 4. Access the Quality Statements
This Quality standard is in development. Read more information on the NICE website https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-qs10113
A section, in particular, covers the advice that should be given to the public (section 1.7 Awareness raising). Read the NICE Guideline
The PCRS Greener Respiratory Healthcare Quality Improvement (QI) toolkit has been developed to support HCPs working in the primary care setting to...
PCRS support initiatives to improve air quality and minimise short- and long-term damage to the environment, particularly those with an impact on...
Public Health Wales published a report on air pollution and health inequalities in 2018, "Working together to reduce outdoor air pollution, risks and...
A RCPCH systematic review of the effects of indoor pollution on children’s health, with recommendations for action (2020) Read the review here
2019 report of the Lancet Countdown, an international collaboration dedicated to monitoring the evolving health profile of climate change, and...
Collects evidence on air pollution and health. The Institute also has a section with advice for health professionals. Find more information on...
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals...
UKHACC is an alliance of health organisations representing 1 million health professionals across the UK. UKHACC coordinates action to respond to...
The UKHSA offers lots of useful resources on Air pollution. Read their summary on why air pollution matters to health Read about their tool to...
The toolkit provides comprehensive resources to help health professionals understand the health impacts of climate change, as well as health...