In my role as Community Childrens Physiotherapy Respiratory Physiotherapist and green champion for Community Team, there are many ways in which we can make a difference. I have a particular interest…
Without much fanfare (yet), we now have a combination steroid + bronchodilator treatment licensed for use as needed in "mild" asthma. No maintenance therapy, just as needed, so it's not MART.
This…
Events
Greener AHP Week 17 – 24 April 2023
One of the biggest threats to our health, and our planet, is climate change. Contributing around 4% of UK emissions, the NHS and other UK health…
Each month I'm going to be posting something I've found useful as I learn about sustainable healthcare. This month it's the Climate Clinic podcast - a great resource from the Global Consortium on…
The Respiratory community is committed to delivering the best healthcare for our patients today and in the future. We have some significant challenges to overcome to achieve this: greenhouse gases in…
Im attending the7th Annual Infection Control, Sterilization & Decontamination in Healthcare Conference itomorrow in London. Pleased to see the following as key points on the agenda, and will be…
wwf.org.uk/earth-hour
"Earth Hour is your time to switch off from distractions and focus on our world"
Anyone got interesting ideas on what they will be doing if they "switch off for an…
BMJ and the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change present a new one-day conference that will empower healthcare professionals to respond to the health emergency that climate change brings. Net Zero…
Dear all, I'm a respiratory registrar who's started a QIP in my Hospital aiming to reduce the carbon-equivalent footprint of our inpatient prescribing. Has anyone done this successfully in secondary…