Protecting Our NHS Means Protecting Our Environment

Every winter we witness the same stories of the National Health Service stretched beyond capacity and severe weather causing unprecedented damage and disruption. These two crises are not disconnected and if we are to help the NHS survive then we must recognise the link between our healthcare system and our environment.We have seen the NHS struggle during the winter period in recent years – this December, more than 300,000 patients waited longer than four hours for treatment. Our health ser