Our special adviser on air quality responds to a report by CBI Economic's report Breathing Life into the UK Economy, commissioned by the Clean Air Fund.
RCP president Professor Andrew Goddard has been appointed to the NHS' new NHS Assembly, a collaborative forum that will support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.
'Improving air quality', a joint report from four select committees published today, calls for a new clean air act, a clean air fund and a national air quality support programme.
Following the release of the UK government's 'Health impacts of all pollution – what do we know?', RCP president Professor Jane Dacre called its recommendation for health impacts of pollution to be included in all curricula for clinicians in training 'a notably progressive move'.
As part of the RCP's commitment to tackling the problem of air pollution, we are supporting the UK’s first-ever National Clean Air Day on Thursday 15 June.
The RCP has signed an open letter to EU leaders from 76 leading health and environment organisations calling for their support European Commission proposals to restrict pollutants under the new EU National Emissions Ceilings Directive.
