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The RPS Greener Pharmacy Guides and Toolkit have been developed to help pharmacy staff reduce their carbon footprint, so that the pharmacy profession can play their part in addressing the current…
This study outlines a quality improvement project assessing the impact of reducing dialysate flow rates in haemodialysis from 800 ml/hr to 500 ml/hr. The change was introduced to cut water and energy…
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October 2024
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Whyke, K., Sabharwal, A., Anderson, K., Spark, P., Lockley, L., Choo, S., Reddy, V.
The Royal College of Surgeons recently released a document on sustainability in dentistry. I attended a course in Taunton in October 2023, where a pie chart indicated that CO2 emissions accounted for…
A study has found that Bradford's clean air zone has reduced air pollution and saved the NHS approximately £30,700 monthly in its first year. The zone led to a 25% decrease in GP visits for…
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April 2025
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Teumzghi F. Mebrahtu, Gillian Santorelli, Tiffany C. Yang, James E. Tate, Sally Jones, John Wright, Rosemary R.C. McEachan
Grimsby dialysis unit partnered with Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQIP) and the Trying to Reduce UnNecessary Carbon from Haemodialysis (TRUNC-HD) initiative to cut carbon emissions by…
This paper examines how the humanity-driven crossing of planetary boundaries beyond safe levels impacts the health of children, with an emphasis on infectious diseases. The review elucidates how…
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January 2025
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Mikaela Coleman, Palwasha Yousafzai Khan, Lauren Linde, Phoebe Williams, Ben Marais
NHS LPP have scoped the sustainability impact of Oral Nutritional Supplements. The full report is now open access and the webinar (including slides) are also available: Oral Nutritional Supplements…
Sometimes it seems the sustainability tasks we face are so enormous it's difficult to know where to start.This little table hopefully gives some ideas as to what we can do in our professional and/or…
Producing the 120 litres of dialysate required for a typical four hour haemodialysis session requires approximately 400 litres of mains water. Reverse osmosis is an important step in the purification…
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The recent CSH Sustainable Pharmacy event featuring Tracy Lyons providing an insightful presentation into how theNHS Dorset medicines waste project achieved such amazing…
