Without much fanfare (yet), we now have a combination steroid + bronchodilator treatment licensed for use as needed in "mild" asthma. No maintenance therapy, just as needed, so it's not MART.
This…
Each month I'm going to be posting something I've found useful as I learn about sustainable healthcare. This month it's the Climate Clinic podcast - a great resource from the Global Consortium on…
The Respiratory community is committed to delivering the best healthcare for our patients today and in the future. We have some significant challenges to overcome to achieve this: greenhouse gases in…
Dear all, I'm a respiratory registrar who's started a QIP in my Hospital aiming to reduce the carbon-equivalent footprint of our inpatient prescribing. Has anyone done this successfully in secondary…
We have had a request from a student completing a dissertation as part of an MBA at Warwick University focussing on drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the NHS.…
Hi everyone,
I'm working in paediatrics in Newcastle and looking into inhaler carbon footprints, amongst other things. I've been trying to find out about hospital / community inhaler return schemes…
The GMC consultation on changes to Good Medical Practice guidelines closes on the 20th July. Please take the time to respond to this.Take part in the Good medical practice consultation - GMC…