Tag: Climate change
What sustainability measures pharmacies can take to help combat climate change?
Pharmacist Clinical Writer, Sandra Hicks shares how pharmacists, patients and pharmaceutical companies can help minimize their impact on the environment
Thanks to increasing environmental...
Importance of environmental sustainability in healthcare highlighted in Scottish Parliament
Royal Pharmaceutical Society highlighted various innovative ways to reduce these carbon emissions, including introducing electronic prescribing.
Representatives for prescribers across Scotland, politicians, academics and clinicians...
Pharmacy’s role in reducing NHS’ carbon emissions highlighted at Welsh Senedd
Medicines account for about 25 per cent of carbon emissions within the NHS
Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) highlighted the work of...
RPS delivers its commitment to divest from fossil fuels
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced that it has delivered its commitment to divest from fossil fuels.
Divestment in fossil fuels is when an...
GPhC commits to playing its part in addressing climate change
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has committed to playing its part in addressing climate change by undertaking work to establish a carbon footprint baseline...