Air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK every year and both cause and worsen lung disease.
Taxonomy: Current, Greener Healthcare, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, PCRS Pragmatic Guide, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
In this article we discuss how to incorporate environmental considerations when selecting inhaler devices for patients newly diagnosed with respiratory disease.
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As of April 2021, regional health and care needs in England will be coordinated through Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) (https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/what-is-integrated-care/).
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An estimated 1.2 million people are living with COPD in the UK1 and research suggests that this number is growing (BLF 2020).
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, Greener Healthcare, PCRS Position Statement, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS support initiatives to improve air quality and minimise short- and long-term damage to the environment, particularly those with an impact on climate change resulting from greenhouse gases.