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Promoting practical action that can help to reduce the environmental impact of respiratory healthcare.
The PCRS has published a calendar of practical steps you can take to make your respiratory…
In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST) are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the environment, including reduced…
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August 2024
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Rodger R, Robertson A, Thompson E, Downie K, Thompson S, Ray G, Chisholm L, Hillson R
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This studymeasured the extent of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) contamination in the English national parks by monitoring 54 APIs in 37 rivers across all national parks over…
This report from Healthcare Without Harm highlights successful initiatives across Europe where pharmacists are taking the lead in promoting responsible medicine use, reducing pharmaceutical waste, and…
Paper conducted at UCL School of Pharmacy exploring pharmacy and pharmaceutical students’ intentions tolearn about their roles in environmental sustainability and the factor associated with such…
The aim of this study was to scale and spread a quality improvement (QI) initiative promoting appropriate intravenous to oral switch (IVOST) of metronidazole in all adult inpatient wards in NHSGGC…
Published date
July 2024
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Rachael Rodger, Amy Robertson, Emma Thompson, Karen Downie, Sharon Thompson, Gautam Ray, Lindsey Chisholm and Rosie Hillson
The Royal College of Physicians has launched the Green Physician Toolkit to support doctors with a range of actions they can take in their day-to-day practice to mitigate and adapt to the effects of…
This report records a sustainable quality improvement project aimed at reducing plastic bag use in the pharmacy dispensaries of the acute general hospitals of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board…
