Inhaler return to pharmacies part of updated NHS ‘Green plan guidance’
The updated guidance encourages trusts and other NHS organisations to renew their sustainability plans for the next three-year cycle in order to help achieve NHS net zero carbon emissions.
Between 2022/2023 and 2024/2025, inhaler emissions were cut by around 300 kilotonnes of carbon per year, according to the updated guidance
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Patients should be encouraged to return used or expired inhalers to community pharmacies for appropriate disposal, as part of “key actions” identified in updated NHS England ‘Green plan guidance’.
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