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A template for patients to use if they are commencing/currently on a Symbicort inhaler for asthma. It is laid out as an action plan for personal details to be filled in by a clinician. Frequently…
Information for patients on the environmental impact of anaesthesia.
"You may choose to use this information to ask your anaesthetist about your particular anaesthetic for your forthcoming…
This is not a new resource (published in 2017) but provides some really thought provoking reading on overdiagnosis, overtreatment and waste, including pharmaceutical waste.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125 (5): 680e692 (2020)
Forbes McGain, Jane Muret, Cathy Lawson and Jodi D. Sherman
Key points:
The scientific foundation for environmental sustainability in…
Useful information resource / infographic about different inhalers andthe main differences between them - including environmental impact.
Could be helpful in teaching...
Dawn Connelly. Blue,…
Project completed as part of theUniversity Hospital Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Green Team Competition.
Setting/Patient Group: Post operative care - Recovery Rooms
Issue to be…
SusQI project completed as part of The 2020University Hospitals DorsetNHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition.
Team members: Michelle Kirkland (Medicines Management & Accredited Technician) and…
This case study was completed as part of the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition 2020, by the Endoscopy Team.
Team Members:
Ms. Sabiha Omar (Staff nurse), Ms. Sheela…
SusQI project completed as part of The 2020 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Green Ward Competition. This project was the competition winner.
Project Aims:To reduce the carbon footprint of…
This is a practical tool for those involved in commissioning or building a new dialysis unit, or retrofitting an existing unit, to help with including sustainable features in the design.
Developed…