From 7 July, staff and inpatients across the whole NHS will be able to see the film the Age of Stupid for free. The Campaign for Greener Healthcare has teamed up with the NHS Sustainable Development Unit and the Climate and Health Council to arrange a blanket licence fee for the film, which stars actor Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

Individuals and departments can get together to arrange a screening, which the partners hope will help to raise awareness of the urgency of climate change, and motivate NHS staff and patients to take action.

The new licence will be launched at a webcast event chaired by editor of the BMJ, Fiona Godlee, at lunchtime on 7 July: more details here.