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Adding air pollution to your trust's risk register?

Created on
27 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
Has anyone successfully added air pollution (outdoor, indoor, or both) to their trust's risk register. I've started looking into doing this after attending a trust board meeting where I learnt that…
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Optimising asthma reviews

Created on
23 Oct 2024
by
Aarti Bansal
Check out this very practical BMJ article "Optimising inhaled therapies in asthma" in our resource section. Useful for anyone working with patients with asthma. Especially in primary care.
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Sustainable Respiratory Care Sharing Hour - Digital interventions to decarbonise asthma care

Created on
19 Oct 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We're back with our next 'sharing hour' on Tues 12thNov, 12-1pm. You can book your (free!) place here:https://buytickets.at/centreforsustainablehealthcareltd/1437109 We'll hear from Lynn Elsey,…
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Animal agriculture, air pollution & respiratory health

Created on
17 Oct 2024
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Did you know that raising animals for food produces large volumes of air pollution? The government's own reports state that "Methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOC) are emitted by…
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Call for group members: Task and Finish Group: BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals

Created on
26 Sep 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is calling for applicants to join a task and finish group to develop a BTS Sustainability Toolkit for Respiratory Professionals. Following the publication of…
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RCPCH webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution

Created on
28 Aug 2024
by
Emily Parker
Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in children under the age of five. In 2017-19, an estimated 7% ofpaediatricasthma admissions in London were linked to spikes in air pollution.…
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GPhC Net Zero Action Plan

Created on
27 Aug 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
The General Pharmaceutical Council has today published its Net Zero Action Plan. The document outlines how the GPhC is addressing their own carbon footprint and how they plan to use regulatory levers…
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Climate Action Fellowship

Created on
22 Aug 2024
by
Alex Pearson
Hi all, I'm Alex and I'm a pharmacist working in primary care in Nottingham. I have just started a part time role as a 'Clinical fellow for net zero ICS' in Nottingham. I have to implement a…
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Carbon intensity of medicines...

Created on
17 Aug 2024
by
Gerry Lowe
Hi Does anyone know of a list of the carbon emissions per unit dose of some drugs and related items, please? Specifically the following... Hartmann’s fluid, 0.5% bupivacaine (“heavy” – so with…
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PhD in good practices in sustainable procurement of medicines in the NHS

Created on
14 Aug 2024
by
Minna Eii
Dear all, I am a practicing pharmacist undertaking a PhD study at the University of Huddersfield, and I would appreciate your help. My research aims to inform the development of good practice…