Tuesday, February 01, 2011

UK: National Health Service will try to tweak invisible gases to cool the planet; may also pay for home insulation so older people don't get sick from the cold

NHS managers ordered to look at environmental impact of decisions | Environment | The Guardian
Health service managers will be handed a "route map" laying out some of the measures they need to take to meet the government's greenhouse gas targets.
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Under the plans, the NHS will have to change its focus from curing sickness to becoming a "preventative and tailor-made wellbeing service", taking into account the environmental costs of decisions as well as their financial implications. This could potentially include the radical redeployment of health service funds, such as paying for home insulation for older people, which could reduce hospital admissions in winter.

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