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Publication - Progress report

Annual NHS Scotland Climate Emergency & Sustainability Report 2024

Published
15 August 2024
From
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, +9 more … Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Acting Minister for Climate Action, Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Operating Officer of NHS Scotland, Director of Energy and Climate Change, Director of Health Workforce, Director-General Health and Social Care, Director-General Net Zero
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance Directorate, +1 more … Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Health and social care
ISBN
9781836015642

This year’s report shows how NHS Scotland is working to reduce its environmental impact and adapting its infrastructure and services to the address the risks presented by climate change. It also shows that many changes the NHS seeks to deliver have other potential benefits.

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Footnotes

1 Quote from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation - WHO issues urgent call for global climate action to create resilient and sustainable health systems

2 Scotland’s climate changing faster than predicted | The James Hutton Institute

3 A type of hypnotic drugs similar to the benzodiazepine medicines.

4 It should be noted that some of the cash savings may require some investment to be achieved.

5 2-page Executive Summary - climate trends-projections-extremes implications for Natural Capital and Policy 12-7-23.pdf (hutton.ac.uk)

Contact

Email: christopher.bierley@gov.scot

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