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.…
A recent UKHACC bulletin signposted to this blog, and associated clean air calculator. I thought they might be useful to network members, both as individuals, and to sign-post patients and colleagues…
The new draft Asthma guideline from NICE, SIGN and BTS is open for consultation until 30.07.24 Please see the draft documents and consultation process at the link below. This is your opportunity to…
The Pharmacy SusNet online event at 7pm on Wednesday 19th June will hear from Dr Aarti Bansal from Greener Practice on practical tips for sustainable high quality low carbon asthma care. Pharmacist…
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) recently published a "Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health". The BTS explains that this statement "...sets out…
This time next week, we'll be discussing what we can focus on during asthma reviews with our patients. What will help them understand their condition better, take their preventer inhaler, and use the…
Call for papers for a special themed issue of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice on the climate, nature and pollution crises and how more sustainable medicines use can make a…
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here.
This playbook provides background…
As a physiologist I play a significant role in delivering the CPAP service at my Trust. Quite frankly it is terribly wasteful and so for my first post I would like to pose a question:
“does anyone…