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Inhalers in primary care

Created on
26 Apr 2019
by
Deana Gershuny
Hi all, I'm carrying out a QI project at a GP practice in Kent piloting the use of the new decision aid to see what impact it has on inhaler prescribing and DPI:MDI ratio. I'll be collecting…
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NHS looks to anaesthetists to reduce carbon emissions

Created on
21 Mar 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
In January 2019, NHS England published its Long Term Plan, setting out its commitments for the next ten years - including how it will deliver on the carbon reduction targets from the 2008 UK Climate…
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University of Brighton Sustainability Conference - programme, abstracts and registration info

Created on
8 Mar 2019
by
Heather Baid
The University of Brighton School of Health Sciences 5th annual sustainability conference will be held 3 May 2019. The conference aims to present the diversity of sustainable practices within…
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QI Inhaler Project in Primary Care

Created on
14 Feb 2019
by
Deana Gershuny
Hi all, Does anyone have experience of reducing MDI prescribing/use in a community GP setting? I'm hoping to run a QI project to do this so keen to learn from others who have done the…
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Inhalers and NHS Long Term Plan

Created on
31 Jan 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
The NHS Long Term Plan, published earlier this month, makes two references to inhaler climate change impact: Pg 120: The carbon footprint of health and social care has reduced by 19% since 2007,…
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Anaesthetic gas - monitoring practice and motivating change

Created on
26 Jan 2019
by
Matthew Jenks
An update to a post i entered 8 months ago. Since introducing regular monitoring of our anaesthetic gas usage and encouraging reduced desflurane use we continue to see a steady decline in Desflurane…
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Happy New Year from the Sustainable Operating Theatres Network!

Created on
1 Jan 2019
by
Charlotte Holbrook
I would like to introduce myself as the new manager for the Network. I would love to make 2019 a year for connecting even more members of the surgical team who feel strongly about environmental…
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New energy in the Sustainable Operating Theatres network!

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10 Dec 2018
by
Frances Mortimer
CSH is excited to be working with new colleagues from surgery and anaestheticsto develop thisSustainable Operating Theatres network in the coming months. Chantelle Rizan joined CSH in August…
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Expert Working Group on reducing the climate change impact of inhalers

Created on
22 Nov 2018
by
Frances Mortimer
A national (English) working group has been formed toestablish the approach and a potential target for reducing the climate change impact of inhalers. The impetus for the expert working group is to…