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This project was part of the 2023 Green Team Competition at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust.The team consisted of two diabetes specialist nurses and two diabetes dietitians.Millions…
This project was part of the 2023 Green Team Competition at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, implemented by colleagues from our Pharmacy team.
Team Members:
Tessa…
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16 Oct 2023 •
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Tessa Dadley (Lead Technician - Procurement & Goods-Receipt), Colin Foy (Pharmacy Operations Manager), Louise Foy-Coley (Lead Technician - Dispensary, Distribution & Training), Sarah Welsby (Lead Technician - Ward-Based Medicines Management)
To promote improved antimicrobial stewardship and sustainability by improving the appropriate use of oral metronidazole in surgical wards at the Royal Alexandra Hospital
An article demystifying the use of dry powder inhaler in patients irrespective of respiratory condition or age of the patient even during acute exacerbations. Demonstrating that dry powder inhalers…
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12 Mar 2024 •
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Ville A Vartiainena,b, Federico Lavorini c , Anna C Murphyd and Klaus F Rabee
The targets of the Climate Change Act are very challenging for the NHS, which means fundamental transformation of clinical practices will be required to meet them.Sustainability in the NHS has mostly…
A UK policy paper, focusing on the issue of pharmaceuticals in the environment, calling for 'eco-directed and sustainable pharmaceutical prescribing' as one of the many solutions to reduce…
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24 Jul 2023 •
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: Alejandre, J.C., Stevenson, E.M., Fady, P-E., and Bennett, N
Propellants in metered dose inhalers are powerful greenhouse gases. It is five years since the Climate Change Act (2008) was introduced to ensure that by 2050 the United Kingdom cuts its carbon…
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Sharing in case of use, the UHD guideline for managing medicines stock in a heatwave. This incorporates SPS guidance and pharmacokinetic data. We hope to have produced a pragmatic guide…
This service evaluation prospectively evaluated whether patients admitted to the admissions ward for acute respiratory conditions were assessed for DPI suitability and switched to MDIs if appropriate.
