Opinion Tackling pharmacy’s reliance on single-use plastic A project that began in 2019 has resulted in annual savings of 300,000 pieces of single-use plastic across two large acute NHS trusts.…Published: 6 March 2023
News Scotland becomes first country to stop use of environmentally harmful desflurane NHS Scotland said the gas would only be used in “exceptional circumstances” going forward.…Published: 3 March 2023
Opinion Nitrous oxide could be harming people as much as the planet Why healthcare workers have a duty to act now to prevent nitrous oxide waste.…Published: 1 March 2023
News NHS to accredit ‘greener pharmacy’ teams as it looks to develop sustainability guidance The provider chosen to develop the guidance will also be tasked with creating a programme to accredit pharmacy teams on their sustainability status.…Published: 7 February 2023
News Pharmacist named one of Wales’ ‘changemakers’ for work on healthcare sustainability Yasmina Hamdaoui helped to establish a ‘green group’ at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and has also been involved in the wider Green Health Wales initiative.…Published: 6 February 2023
News More than 20,000 inhalers returned through postal inhaler recycling scheme The scheme has saved an estimated 119.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions entering the atmosphere.…Published: 25 January 2023
News Inhaler recycling scheme launched in South Wales after successful trial Survey results revealed that patients did not realise that disposing of inhalers in their household waste was having a negative impact on the environment.…Published: 19 December 2022
Feature Tracy Lyons Medicines optimisation pharmacist and pharmacy sustainability lead at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust…Published: 2 December 2022
News Project to develop formulary with environmental impact data receives £100k in government funding The first “eco-directed formulary” will incorporate environmental data on medicines into the prescribing process.…Published: 11 November 2022
News Royal Pharmaceutical Society encourages UK-wide antibiotic amnesty The Society warns that unsafe disposal of medicines can increase the spread of resistance genes among bacteria, putting human and animal health at risk.…Published: 9 November 2022
