Doctors advised how to change day-to-day practice to tackle climate change

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By Sarah Lowden

A ‘toolkit’ for doctors on how to take action on climate change has been developed by the Royal College of Physicians.

Reducing unnecessary prescribing and blood testing are among the small steps being suggested in the Green Physician Toolkit to help clinicians “play their part in tackling the climate crisis”.