Researchers, policy makers, practitioners and funders at the King’s Fund’s Sustainable Health and Social Care Research and Development Summit debated what is needed to deliver more sustainable, effective and affordable models of health and social care (6 November 2012).

The Carbon Footprint of Patient Journeys through Primary Care: a Study of a Practice in Yorkshire (British Journal of General Practice, September 2013) reports research into the carbon footprint of patients travelling to and from a general practice surgery, the issues involved, and potential solutions for reducing patient travel.

Community network North London Cares helps ensure older and more vulnerable people stay cool and hydrated in the summer months, and warm in the winter, through its Islington-based projects Hot in the City and Winter Warmth.