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Resources for pharmacists and patients on environmentally-safe disposal of inhalers.
Background:
To meet the Respiratory domain of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS),patient-facing pharmacy staff…
On Tuesday it was International Biodiversity day. Biological diversity is often understood in terms of a wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences…
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One Blue Dot is the BDA's Environmentally Sustainable Diet Project, created to help make theirSustainable Diets Policya reality. Includes a toolkit of information, graphics, tools and links to help…
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Team Competition.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres
Issue to be addressed:
Approximately 23% of carbon emissions from surgery are due…
The South East region has worked collaboratively with a number of SE systems to create a series of patient-facing videos about inhalers. The videos are centered aroundpatient choice;what to expect…
This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.
Traditional period products are mostly plastic and in our life-time we will use thousands, producing waste which ends up in landfill. By introducing period pants to young people in hospital we support…
The Health FoundationcommissionedtheInstitute of Health Equityto examine progress in addressing health inequalities in England, 10 years on from the landmark studyFair Society, Healthy Lives (The…
This guide is intended to help frontline health and care staff use their trusted relationships with patients, families, and communities to take action on the health effects of air pollution. Published…