Scotland has banned the inhaled anaesthetic desflurane due to its devastating impact on the climate. It is the first country in the world to do so. The gas, which is used to put patients to sleep safely during surgery, has a global warming.
Nurse lecturers at a London university have expressed their pride at being the first UK nursing school to achieve a special status that recognises sustainability-focused health education.
SIR – I spent nearly 30 years at the BBC, mainly in an editorial role in the radio newsroom – which included the night we joined the Common Market – later on Today, Radio 1, Radio 4 and in news management.