Doctors Concerned About Health Impacts of Climate Change
New data from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) reveals that three in four doctors (75.1%) are worried about the impact of climate change on their patients' health.
A survey of RCP fellows and members found that only 16% of responding doctors felt their workplace was prepared for extreme weather events, such as heatwaves or flooding.
The NHS is simply not prepared
This comes as the Climate Change Committee warns the UK must prepare for 'unprecedented' extreme weather events due to at least 2C of global warming by 2050.
- 75.1% of doctors are concerned about the health impacts of climate change
- 16% of doctors feel their workplace is prepared for extreme weather events
Author's summary: Doctors warn about climate change health impacts.