Resources by Pharmacy Declares
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Initial Education & Training of Pharmacists
A working group of Pharmacy Declares members & experienced academic tutors have suggested how education on the climate crisis and sustainability should be integrated into the learning outcomes for the Initial Education and Training of Pharmacists. CLICK HERE to view.
Check out the Education for Sustainable Healthcare: A Curriculum for the UK endorsed by the Medical School Council UK.
Please get in touch if you would like to be added to our distribution list for the Education & Training working group.
#NixtheNitrous Project
Evidence-Based Policy Report: Mitigating Piped Nitrous Oxide Waste [Coming Soon]
Nitrous Oxide Project - Association of Anaesthetists
Nitrous Oxide Mitigation: Launching the UK and ROI National Audit - WATCH HERE
Nitrous Oxide Mitigation: How to Guide - WATCH HERE
Greener Primary Care
Click here to watch Wendy Tyler-Batt, a primary care pharmacist working across multiple GP practices in Gloucestershire ICS, explain how pharmacy professionals can contribute to greener primary care.
Check out SEE Sustainability:
- General Practice Non-clinical Carbon Calculator
- Declaring a Climate Emergency - Free guide
- Carbon Literacy Online training course
Join the Greener Practice network & sign up to their newsletters - HERE
Check out the Cheshire CCG 10-point Green Plan for General Practices.
Did you know our water supplies might contain low level of Carbamazepine & Clarithromycin?
Sharon Pfleger & her colleagues have written a paper outlining this.
Watch co-founder of Healthcare Ocean Dr. Hixson explain the link between human healthcare and the ocean.
How to recycle insulin pens?
Medications review during heatwaves
Pending updates.
Contact Specialist Pharmacy Service to request info.
Low Carbon Inhalers
Display this flyer around your workplace or anywhere suitable for raising awareness.
Suggested websites:
- Inhaler carbon footprint by Regional Drugs & Therapeutics Centre Newcastle
- Carbon footprint table from MIMS supports greener inhaler prescribing
- Environmental Position Statement by the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS)
- GreenerInhaler.org: Check out Inhaler Guide HERE
- How to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Inhaler Prescribing by Greener Practice
- NICE Patient Decision Aid - Inhalers for Asthma
- Example sustainable respiratory prescribing guide from NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire HERE
- Example low carbon respiratory guides from Tees Valley CCG and County Durham & Tees Valley APC.
- PrescQIPP Inhaler Carbon Footprint - Bulletin 295
We recommend you check out the following videos:
- Medicines Optimisation - Evironmental Impact of Inhalers by Darush Attar-Zadeh
- Green Inhaler Prescribing - Eco Medication Review by Layla Siebert
- Red Whale - Environmental Impact of Inhalers
- Toby Capstick - The Greenest Inhaler is the one patients can use