I am invitingGPs to participate in a shortHealth Research Authorityapproved questionnaire as part of my PhD (at the University of Sheffield). Ittakes approximately5 minutesto complete.The results will…
Doctors and all health professionals are highly respected. Many of us therefore feel that we should use our position to speak out and make sure that people know about the climate emergency and the…
Hi all,
I'm carrying out a QI project at a GP practice in Kent piloting the use of the new decision aid to see what impact it has on inhaler prescribing and DPI:MDI ratio.
I'll be collecting…
"People with asthma will be helped to choose the inhaler that is best for them, and best for the environment, by a new patient decision aid from NICE.
"Anew patient decision aidhighlights that some…
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, we’ve been working with the University of Sheffield on the IWUN project, Valuing Urban Nature. Our role has been to translate the research outputs into something…
Dear All,
It is NHS Sustainability day today.
I would be grateful if you could comment on the following letter that has been sent to the Department of Health today asking for the NHS to declare…
Hi all,
Does anyone have experience of reducing MDI prescribing/use in a community GP setting?
I'm hoping to run a QI project to do this so keen to learn from others who have done the…
The NHS Long Term Plan, published earlier this month, makes two references to inhaler climate change impact:
Pg 120: The carbon footprint of health and social care has reduced by 19% since 2007,…
Does anyone have an example of an audit or guideline review they have completed on the above which they are willing to share which I could use for inspiration to work with my practice and CCG on the…
A national (English) working group has been formed toestablish the approach and a potential target for reducing the climate change impact of inhalers.
The impetus for the expert working group is to…