To mark Clean Air Day 2018, the RCP clinical lead for sustainability Dr Toby Hillman encourages physician colleagues to fly the flag for patients by advocating more loudly for active travel choices.
Two years on from our groundbreaking Every breath we take: the lifelong impact of air pollution, the report's working party chair Professor Stephen Holgate explains how the RCP is continuing to pressure policymakers to act.
'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'.
To mark World Environmental Health Day, National Medical Director's clinical fellow Jenny Isherwood explains why the RCP is dedicated to environmental awareness.
The RCP welcomes London mayor Sadiq Khan's announcement to begin the first of 50 'air quality audits' for primary schools in the worst polluted areas in London.
The medical royal colleges and the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change have responded to the UK government's plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations.
