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What you need to know:
- Pills are likely to have a reduced environmental impact compared with an equivalent dose of liquid medication, with less packaging and less wasted medicine
- Pill swallowing…
BMJ Sustainable Practice article describing the benefits of prescribing pills (tablets, capsules etc) rather than liquid.
Key points:
Pills are likely to have a reduced environmental impact…
An overview of a project which aims to embed carbon measurements within orthopaedic trials - informed by our work with Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
The GP Net 0 Study aims:
To understand how general practice is implementing decarbonisation actions to help achieve a net zero NHS; and
To generate actionable recommendations on how to support…
Published date
September 2023
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Dr Ana R Nunes and Prof Jeremy Dale (lead investigators)
These slides and video recording are from the Critical Care Susnet Sustainable PPE session focused on gloves, along with the Intensive Care Society Gloves Off posters and implementation guide.
Published date
December 2023
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Graham Pike, Jennie Wilson, Sam Clark, Intensive Care Society
New guidance,Education for sustainable healthcare within UK pre-registration curricula for allied health professions, sets the groundwork for the next generation of health and care professionals. It…
In this Australian study, 164 undergraduate pharmacy students responded to an online questionnaire exploring their knowledge and attitudes towards environmental sustainability and environmentally…
Published date
November 2023
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Esa Chen, Catherine Forrester, Aisling McEvoy, Judith Singleton.
Read aboutJDS Evans Pharmacy in Newport, Wales, the only pharmacy to achieve a gold award as part of the first Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme.
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023.
Aim:To reduce waste by moving patients medication with them and returning unused medication in a timely manner…
Published date
November 2023
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Claire Williams, Deputy Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Louise Bond, Deputy Lead Medicines Management Technician
