Environmentally sustainable prescribing should be core part of education, say healthcare leaders Delegates at a session during the NHS Education for Scotland annual conference unanimously agreed that healthcare leaders should do more to support sustainable prescribing and medicines use.…
Welsh government announces £2.4m in decarbonisation grants Health boards and NHS organisations in Wales have until 9 June 2022 to apply for the funding.…
RPS shifts 80% of investments away from fossil fuels Rick Russell, director of operations at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said the Society plans to move the remaining 20% of its investments into a fund exclusive of fossil fuels.…
How switching a handful of patients’ inhalers saved nearly 5,000kgCO2e While switching inhalers may not be for everyone, reviewing patients who may benefit from a lower carbon device could have an enormous impact.…
NHS yet to introduce plans for zero emission ambulances despite COP26 pledge Exclusive: The only fully electric ambulance has been used by the West Midlands Ambulance Service since October 2020.…
RPS joins health alliance on climate change The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change calls for all health services to become net zero as soon as possible and before 2040.…
NHS to trial ways of removing traces of drugs from hospital wastewater NHS Scotland has pledged to prevent harm to biodiversity and has brought forward its target date for achieving net-zero emissions by five years: from 2045 to 2040.…
Paul Bennett: ‘We’ve got a real opportunity to make a difference’ Just a few weeks after the Royal Pharmaeutical Society published its declaration of climate and ecological emergency, we caught up with chief executive Paul Bennett to find out what members can expect from this campaign.…
Universities must teach future pharmacists about protecting the environment Educating pharmacy students on how to work sustainably in their future careers will increase awareness of climate change and allow for effective mitigation strategies in the profession.…
RPS declares a climate and ecological emergency The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will commit to leading the pharmacy profession by considering sustainability in its future policies, working practices and decision-making.…
