This service evaluation prospectively evaluated whether patients admitted to the admissions ward for acute respiratory conditions were assessed for DPI suitability and switched to MDIs if appropriate.
Very excited to share our second Greener PCPA podcast with Dr Shireen Kassam 🌱on how a whole food plant-based diet can support better health.
This episode covers:
What a whole food plant-based diet…
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…
Healthcare and particularly medicines contribute significantly to the NHS carbon footprint and to environmental pollution.
This article discusses significant pharmaceutical contributors, actions…
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…
Created on
19 Dec 2023 •
by
Claire Williams, Deputy Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Louise Bond, Deputy Lead Medicines Management Technician
The aim of this study was to explore awareness of green social prescribing amongst pharmacists working in Wales, UK and to identify green prescribing initiatives with which they are involved.
Created on
14 Dec 2023 •
by
Phoebe Nicklina, Lloyd Hambridgeb, Jonathan Lloyd Jonesc, Les Bailliea, Louise Hughesa
This short webinar explains what green prescribing is, the impacts of green prescribing on our health and wellbeing and some examples of green prescribing. Also includes a description of a number of…
This interactiveTangible actions for sustainable healthcaretool in the BMJ is great - it collates articles related to sustainable healthcare in various ways, including by specialty. Lots of examples…
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.