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LINK:Greener Leader Blog Series: Exploring our circles of influence as climate leaders. By Eleanor Murray – The official blog of BMJ Leader
Minimising the impacts of climate change is a huge…
The aim of this study was to explore awareness of green social prescribing amongst pharmacists working in Wales, UK and to identify green prescribing initiatives with which they are involved.
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14 Dec 2023 •
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Phoebe Nicklina, Lloyd Hambridgeb, Jonathan Lloyd Jonesc, Les Bailliea, Louise Hughesa
This short webinar explains what green prescribing is, the impacts of green prescribing on our health and wellbeing and some examples of green prescribing. Also includes a description of a number of…
NHS England has recently launched a new programme ofNational Medicines Optimisation Opportunities for 2023/24. The guidance outlines 16 key areas of focus, including:
addressing problematic…
Yewmaker have published "Sustainable Medicines", a brief e-book(12 pages) which summarises the causes of wasted medicines and the solutions which Yewmaker and the Sustainable Medicines Partnership are…
Key learning point: Simple measures to reduce, reuse and recycle paper resulted in a 75% reduction of paper use, resulting in environmental and financial savings.
Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…
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10 Apr 2024 •
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Libby Critchley, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Key Learning Point: Purchase and use of a baling machine to compact waste can result in significant environmental and social savings with calculated actual financial saving.
Setting/Patient…
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10 Apr 2024 •
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Paul Williams, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Key learning point: Reducing the burden of waste and improving its segregation into appropriate streams for disposal has positive environmental impacts as well as cost savings.
Setting/Patient…
The project was shortlisted for the Green Nephrology Awards 2012. The PDF award entry poster may be downloaded fromhere.
Key learning point: Electricity energy saving in patients homes – with…
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10 Apr 2024 •
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Kevin Gibbs, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Key learning point: Digitalisation of pathology reporting results in significant social as well as environmental and financial savings.
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis unit patient…
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10 Apr 2024 •
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Ian Stott, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust