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Can anyone help with the carbon footprint of fentanyl and butrans patches please?

Created on
27 Jan 2026
by
Sarah McCracken
Hello!We are evaluating the carbon footprint of our team's structured medication reviews for a large cohort of frail people living in care homes (we see about 1500 residents a year) and eventually…
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HELP please: sharing a purchase of hyrogen peroxide

Created on
16 Jan 2026
by
Mireia Manzano
Hello all,We currently have an Oxy'Pharm device (Nocospray 2) that we use for fogging rooms in our hospice. Oxy'Pharm will not sell us only one bottle of Nocolyse (hydrogen peroxide); we need to buy a…
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Talking about domestic wood burning

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3 Jan 2026
by
Jennifer Nixon
This is the theme for this year's clean air night, coming up on 22nd Jan.Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home - "For the same amount of heat or energy, burning…
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life cycle assessment: recording and resources

Created on
15 Dec 2025
by
Kate Crossland
Dear all,Thank you to those who were able to attend our learning session this morning. We know there's never a good time for everyone, so please find the recording of the meeting…
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Monday 8am: life cycle analysis session

Created on
12 Dec 2025
by
Kate Crossland
Dear all,A reminder we are welcoming Dr Forbes McGain to speak to us about life cycle analysis this Monday 15th December at 8am.Dr McGain is the author of:The Environmental footprint of morphine: a…
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Aprons whilst serving food

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4 Dec 2025
by
Angela Hayes
This question is posted on the N&MW network...Would welcome your expertise on this? Are clean hands more important?Hello,I have a question regarding the use of a plastic disposable blue aprons for…
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Monday 15th December, 8am: sharing practice & some updates

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2 Dec 2025
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Kate Crossland
Dear all,Last week Paul Fraser (one of our co-leads) led a session at the Hospice UK conference, where we heard from two of our Greener Palliative Care pilot sites, and had a great discussion with…
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Sustainable Respiratory Care at the Winter BTS!

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21 Nov 2025
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Jennifer Nixon
If you are at the winter British Thoracic Society meeting next week, don't miss the joint BTS and BPRS (British Paediatric Respiratory Society) Symposium on 'Sustainable respiratory care for future…
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Inhaler Return and Recycling - an award winning project in London

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18 Oct 2025
by
Jennifer Nixon
I recently heard about this fantastic project, which won an innovation and best practice award at PrescQIPP, and the authors kindly agreed to me sharing it here. I really hope it can provide both…
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New Co-leads Wanted!

Created on
30 Sep 2025
by
Olly Coe
Are you interested in making infection prevention and control more sustainable? Are you a healthcare professional, patient, student, academic or someone else with a vested interest in…