This blog contains a nurse’s perspective regarding the role of the nurse and why they are vital to the NHS achieving their set goal of net zero, by 2040. The blog connects the role of the nurse in…
This article highlights the impact climate change has on the health of mankind and the difficulties practicing nurses must address regarding resulting issues. The article calls for a public health…
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27 Jun 2023 •
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Lucia Sayre, Nadia Rhazi, Holly Carpenter, Nancy L Hughes
This practice pointer article is part of a series in the BMJ on the theme of 'Towards Net Zero'. This article explores where carbon emissions come from in asthma care and why it's so important to…
This article addresses the growing concern of the impact of climate change is having on healthcare services. There has been a call for all allied health professionals to prepare and mitigate these…
This evaluation shows that Social and Therapeutic Horticulture is effective in relieving distress in palliative care and may be considered a valued therapeutic intervention. The findings can inform…
A link to a PrescQIPP web page. On the web page, there are inhaler carbon emissions data for each inhaler, as well as other resources to support low carbon inhaler prescribing. For example, an inhaler…
A wide variety of resources are available on the Choosing Wisely website, focused on eliminating unnecessary and unhelpful prescriptions, tests and procedures.
"Choosing Wisely UK is part of a…
Some great teaching resources here from Canada on reducing the environmental impacts of prescribing, including a case vignette, key facts about environmental impacts of prescribing, plus a webinar and…
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…