Ten hospitals in the most polluted areas of London will be equipped with new air quality monitors to measure levels of toxic air and help protect patients and staff.
Supplied and installed by Air Monitors, the monitors are part of the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s work to deliver the world’s most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality monitors in London to help investigate and improve London’s toxic air.
A recent study by King’s College London and the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change found 60% of hospitals and NHS facilities in inner London are located in areas that exceed the legal limit for air quality pollutants.
The Mayor’s new hospital monitors will support the NHS by providing real-time air quality measurements that will allow health professionals to take appropriate action to protect patients and employees – for example, warning patients about high pollution episodes and advising which hospital entrances have the lowest levels of pollution.
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