Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
DH: An updated report of Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK has been published, which estimates the possible impacts of climate change on health.
- There is a one in 40 chance that by 2012 South Eastern England will have experienced a serious heatwave
- Periods of very cold weather will become less common - while hot periods will become more common
- Winter deaths will continue to decline as the climate warms
- Flooding is an increasing risk
- Tick-borne diseases are likely to become more common due to change in land use and leisure activities
- Increased exposure to sunshine and ultra violet light will lead to an increase in skin cancers
The report is open to comment for a period of six weeks with a final version being published in July. Itshould be read in conjunction with the original report.
Press release ~ Health Protection Agency ~ Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2007 ~ Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2001 ~ Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) ~ National Heatwave Plan ~ UK National Air Quality Archive: Home ~ Meteoalarm.eu ~ Preparing for Emergencies - Severe weather, flooding, drought ~ Atlantis Initiative
CLG: New legislation came into force last week which is intended to provide protection from sexual orientation discrimination and discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief that is on a par with protection already provided on grounds of race and gender.
The guidance which accompanies the regulations make it clear that businesses simply need to provide services in a non-discriminatory way - like the vast majority already do. The new regulations are very similar to existing anti-discrimination measures that provide protection from race and sex discrimination in service provision.
Press release ~ New Measures to Outlaw Discrimination on Grounds of Religion or Belief, Part 2, Equality Act 2006 ~ New Measures to Outlaw Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation, Part 3, Equality Act 2006 ~ Acas Research findings ~ Acas - Equality and diversity ~ Acas - Sexual orientation and Gender reassignment audit tools
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