Pharmacy Declares

We're delighted to launch the RPS Greener Pharmacy Toolkit, a free digital tool to help hospital and community pharmacy teams introduce more sustainable practices, cut emissions, reduce waste and improve patient care: bit.ly/3XEYg2V

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A step towards greener pharmacy

Minna Eii, lead on the RPS Greener Pharmacy Toolkit, shares how sustainable pharmacy practices go beyond waste reduction and contribute to better health outcomes, and explains the toolkit's unique accreditation system.

Read the blog: bit.ly/42rS94K

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RPS Greener Pharmacy Toolkit

The RPS Greener Pharmacy Toolkit is here to help pharmacy staff reduce their carbon footprint and help address the current climate emergency, as well as save money and improve services.

Find out more: www.rpharms.com/greenerpharm...

Enter now for a chance to win a #PrescQIPP2025 Award.

We have 5 categories available including 'Enhanced productivity, sustainability and value for money'.

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This #GlobalRecyclingDay we share our passion for #sustainability and how it's integral to everything we do.

Our Sustainability in Meds Optimisation bulletin can help you apply sustainability to your role: www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

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For guidance, advice, campaigns and examples of good practice to tackle medicine waste and improve adherence, head over to our resources. www.prescqipp.info/our-resource...

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We are supporting the @adphaau #MedsAware2025 #DeprescribingWeek #SafeSustainableMeds campaign. 25% NHS carbon footprint is due to medicines and pharmacy professionals have a role to play in sustainable medicines use.

Pharmacies can claim over £600 for completing ‘carbon literacy training’ Contractors have until the end of March to claim a payment for their employees’ completion of carbon literacy training on the “impact of climate change on health”...

Pharmacies can claim over £600 for completing ‘#carbonliteracy training’

Contractors have till end of March to claim a payment for employees’ completion of carbon literacy training on the “impact of climate change on health” #pharmsky

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Climate change & neurological health?

From disrupted sleep to heightened seizure risks —discover how rising temperatures & pollution are putting vulnerable populations at risk & what can be done to protect them.

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Topic Collection: Planetary Health | BMJ Leader

Call for papers! @bmj.com

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The Intensive Care 'Environmental Sustainability Recipe Book' launch! 📚

Zoom, 27/02/25, 4-4:45pm

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Dr Patrick Hart has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for highlighting the threat of fossil fuel interests.

He showed uncompromising courage in court, explaining he was trying to protect life from the Climate & Ecological Crisis ❤️ Please share & #BeMoreDrPatHart 🙏❤️

Primary healthcare’s carbon footprint and sustainable strategies to mitigate its contribution: a scoping review - BMC Health Services Research Background The escalating climate crisis poses a significant threat to global public health. The healthcare sector, designed to protect human health is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions,...

Primary healthcare’s carbon footprint and sustainable strategies to mitigate its contribution: a scoping review

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Shift Now - The Sustainable Healthcare & Climate Solutions Roadshow - 9th Jan 2025 Get tickets on Humanitix - Shift Now - The Sustainable Healthcare & Climate Solutions Roadshow - 9th Jan 2025 hosted by Sustainable Healthcare Leaders. The Clarence Hotel, Wellington Quay, Temple Bar,...

🌱 Join us on the 9th of January for the second Shift Now - The Sustainable Healthcare and Climate Solutions Event in Dublin!
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Maybe this should be in every pharmacy and patient facing! #Greensky

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Climate and Nature Bill: A letter from scientists and medics to Keir Starmer and Labour Ministers Following on from the letter addressed to all MPs encouraging them to support the Climate and Nature Bill, as (the Lib Dem MP) Dr Roz Savage MBE is progressing the CAN Bill, we would now like to ask t...

🌍✍️ Deadline Extended: Sign the Scientists & Medics Letter on the Climate & Nature Bill

We're urging Keir Starmer & Labour Ministers to support the #CANBill. Add your name to this vital call for government backing!

🕒 New Deadline: 23:59, Monday 6 January

Sign here > docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Save the date! 📝29/01/25 7-8pm. CSH, Sust Pharmacy Network event.

💊 Medicine Return & Reuse - reducing waste, cost & carbon with Laura Stevenson, Meds Sust Lead King’s College Hospital

Register: networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/events/retur...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Workshop | How to communicate with patients to reduce their pharmaceutical footprint. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining... Explore strategies for guiding patients towards sustainable medication practices, including reducing unnecessary use, proper disposal methods, and understanding the environmental impact and AMR.

How to Communicate with Patients to Reduce Their Pharmaceutical Footprint
19 December, 12:00 to 13:00 (Brussels time)
Speakers: Lara Alonso and Ana Tamayo (Spanish Medical Agency - EU JAMRAI 2).
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 EAT WELL, BREATHE WELL with @drlaurajane.bsky.social

🗓️ Join us on Thurs 5th December (7–8 PM GMT) for a FREE webinar!

Explore the link between food & breathing, from lung/gut microbiomes to #airpollution & #plantbased diets for asthma, COPD & more.
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💚 Greener #PCPAawards 2024
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Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement Climate change is a significant threat to public health, exacerbating existing challenges in healthcare systems. The anticipated impacts encompassing …

Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue 😫 for effective climate action engagement:

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Mental health and climate change in the UK: call for evidence We are inviting submissions of case studies which demonstrate provision of mental health intervention in relation to climate change and extreme weather events at the group or population level.

The UK Health Security Agency are inviting submissions of case studies which demonstrate provision of mental health intervention in relation to climate change and extreme weather events. Deadline 17/01/25

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How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019

“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero www.theguardian.com/world/2020/m...

Check out our #HealthAndClimate starter pack.
Who from the global #HealthAndClimate community should be on the list?
🦋🩺 Who am I missing? (we will keep updating it)
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Can we be added please 👋

👋 Find out more about Pharmacy Declares on our website -
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HSJ Awards 2024: Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year WINNER NHS Dorset ICB's Medicines Optimisation Team NHS Dorset ICB's Only Order What You Need campaign

Co-founder of Pharmacy Declares 🌎 Tracy Lyons won HSJ awards yesterday by applying sustainability principles aiming to reduce medicines waste💊:

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Principles of sustainable healthcare in pharmacy practice The earth is heating owing to the emission of greenhouse gases caused by human activity, including unsustainable energy use, land use and consumption​1​. The consequences of this global heating includ...

‘Principles of Sustainable Healthcare in Pharmacy Practice'

The climate crisis is interwoven with pharmacy practice - but pharmacist Nuala Hampson lays out a path forward.

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