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- measurement tool / template
Submitted 1 month 1 day ago by Stefi Barna.
Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Secto
September, 2019
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Submitted 1 month 1 week ago by Frances Mortimer.
This patient- and clinician-facing website gives guidance on choosing inhalers with lower environmental impact - something which is now included in the BTS asthma guidelines.
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Dr Alex Wilkinson
September, 2019
- educational materials
Submitted 3 months 1 week ago by Frances Mortimer.
Are you confident in teaching patients how to use their inhalers?
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Asthma UK
July, 2019
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Submitted 2 months 3 weeks ago by Frances Mortimer.
Section 8.6 of the new BTS/SIGN Guideline for the management of asthma highlights the environmental impact of metered dose inhalers (pMDI) and recommends that inhalers with low global-war
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British Thoracic Society
July, 2019
- communications tool
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Submitted 6 months 1 day ago by Frances Mortimer.
This is an information tool to help people with asthma and their healthcare professionals discuss their options for inhaler devices.
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
April, 2019
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- other
Submitted 6 months 1 day ago by Michael Friel.
Asthma summary
Asthma is very common. Almost 10% of people living in the European Union have a diagnosis of asthma. Among children, asthma is the most common chronic medical condition.
April, 2019
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A report has ju
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United Nations Environment Programme
January, 2019
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Submitted 9 months 2 weeks ago by Frances Mortimer.
Hänsel M, Bambach T, Wachtel H
M32 Reduced environmental impact of a reusable soft mist inhaler.
Thorax 2018; 73:A262.
Abstract
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Hansel M et al. Thorax
December, 2018
Submitted 11 months 1 week ago by Ingeborg Steinbach.
The Royal College of Physicians published a new report 'Outpatients: the future – adding value through sustainability' which seeks to re-evaluate the purpose of outpatient care and align those obje
November, 2018
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Submitted 11 months 5 days ago by Frances Mortimer.
Realising the health benefits of acting on air pollution
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
October, 2018
- communications tool
Submitted 1 year 1 month ago by Frances Mortimer.
Short animation to raise awareness of the NHS contribution to environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution, and encourage health professionals to look for environmentally friendly
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Royal College of Physicians
September, 2018
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Submitted 11 months 1 week ago by Frances Mortimer.
This is the most recent carbon/natural resources footprint of health and social care in England, based on 2017 data.
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Sustainable Development Unit, NHS England & Public Health England
September, 2018
- information resource
Submitted 2 years 1 month ago by Ben Williams.
The University of Westminster has published an excellent explanatory document on social prescription.
August, 2017
- educational materials
Submitted 11 months 3 weeks ago by Frances Mortimer.
This example driver diagram shows how principles of sustainable clinical practice can be applied to improve respiratory inhaler prescribing.
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
March, 2017
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Submitted 3 years 4 months ago by Frances Mortimer.
A ten-point summary of best practice for mental health teams to improve respiratory outcomes for people with mental health problems developed by the London Respiratory Network. &nb
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London Respiratory Network
June, 2016
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Submitted 3 years 5 months ago by Frances Mortimer.
Nephrologist, Charlie Tomson, gives an overview of the challenge of reducing carbon in the NHS and potential solutions - from energy and waste reduction to Sustainable Care Pathways.
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Tomson, C., Future Hospital Journal
February, 2015
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Submitted 4 years 8 months ago by Frances Mortimer.
Poster which was presented at the BTS winter meeting 2014.
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King's Health Partners
January, 2015
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Submitted 6 years 6 months ago by Frances Mortimer.
The continued use of metered-dose inhalers in respiratory care will have a potentially catastrophic effect on global warming if production is not controlled, largely because these inhalers use pote
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
March, 2013
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Submitted 6 years 6 months ago by Frances Mortimer.
Table of Actions for a Sustainable Respiratory Inhalers Programme - first created in consultation with Sustainable Respiratory Care Advisory Group in February 2013.
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
February, 2013
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Submitted 6 years 8 months ago by Frances Mortimer.
Vince Mak's talk presents an important opportunity to reduce environmental harm from use (and over-use) of respiratory inhalers, which have a huge carbon footprint due to the use of HFC propellants
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NHS London Respiratory Team Conference
October, 2012
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