Why doctors need to advocate for clean air | Letter

Dr Heather Lambert and Dr Mark Hayden say the General Medical Council is wrong to sanction doctors over climate protestsRe your article (UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off, 16 March), the Medical Act 1983 defines the first objective of the General Medical Council as preventing ill health. The GMC document Good Medical Practice requires doctors to promote the health and safety of the public.Scientific evidence is that air pollution, largely from burning fossil fuels, is causing harm to the public, including heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer and dementia. Continue reading...