Sustainability
Our sustainability pledge
The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) and the All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC) pledge to:
- support measures to address the climate change emergency
- contribute to achieving the NHS’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030
- consider the environmental impact of medicines
- consider the impact of our work on people and future generations, and on their health and wellbeing
- involve patients and the public in our work, ensuring that our work is inclusive and fully reflects the diversity of Wales; and
- take action to reduce health inequalities in relation to access, use and outcomes from medicines
Our sustainability resources
AWTTC Best Practice Day – Environmental impact of medicines
How AWMSG and AWTTC are supporting sustainability for the NHS in Wales
The Greener Primary Care Wales Framework Award Scheme 2023
NHS Wales decarbonisation strategic delivery plan
AWMSG and the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
Inhaler carbon footprint report page
All Wales adult asthma management and prescribing guideline
All Wales COPD management and prescribing guideline
20th Anniversary Conference - Well-being of Future Generations presentation by Sophie Howe
Decarbonisation: inhaler prescribing, use and disposal 2023–2030. A national strategy for Wales
Pharmaceutical Industry sustainability resources
ABPI members exemplars of work
Office of Health Economics Supporting the Era of Green Pharmaceuticals in the UK
Pharmacy’s Role in Climate Action and Sustainable Healthcare
Paving the way to sustainability: transforming pharmaceutical industry practices
Innovative pharmaceutical industry statement on COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health
New materials to support ABPI Schools
Boots UK - Boots launches blister pack recycling pilot that rewards customers
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