TY - JOUR T1 - The London mayor's views on sustainability JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 84 LP - 84 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.5-2-84 VL - 5 IS - 2 AU - Sadiq Khan Y1 - 2018/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/5/2/84.1.abstract N2 - Every year, thousands of Londoners lose their lives prematurely because of our city's filthy air. Toxic air hampers children's lung development and is linked to health problems such as cancer, dementia and heart disease.Health professionals know this better than anyone because they see the consequences of our filthy air first hand in many of their patients. I am one of those patients myself, having been diagnosed with asthma only a few years ago.Analysis from King's College found that most of London's NHS facilities, including hospitals and GP surgeries, are in areas where air pollution is well above legal limits. This harms patients and health workers alike.I refuse to stand idly by while Londoners’ health is threatened in this way. I have made air quality one of my top priorities, implementing the most ambitious clean-air strategy of any city in the world.My package of hard-hitting measures includes a new … ER -