Pharmacy Sustainability Network

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…

An actionable roadmap to improve medicine utilisation and reduce waste

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…

Touchpoint 1: Healthcare screening Touchpoint 2: History taking Touchpoint 3: Management of long term conditions Touchpoint 4: Discharge planning Touchpoint 5: Using prompts to encourage civic…

Rumina Önaç is a GP and Sustainability Lead for 12 surgeries in York, where her inspirational work has achieved national Green Impact for Health awards of silver for her own surgery and a bronze for…

Systematic review demonstrating the central role of the hospital pharmacist and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in implementing eco-responsible actions.

The article explores sustainable environmental antimicrobial use and four sustainability principles (prevention, patient engagement, lean service delivery, and low carbon alternatives) that infection…

Dr Emily Kennedy from the Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scotland, shared experiences of sustainable pharmacy practice from the Scottish perspective and described a range of…

Project completed as part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Green Team Competition. Team members: Snehal Bakrania, Medicines information pharmacist Sadhna Ayesha Sharma, Cardiology…

Sustainable sourcing, use, and disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE) can help healthcare providers reduce the environmental impacts of their work. In this article we review supporting…