Drs Matt Sawyer and Mike Tomson on how to make general practice greener, environmentally sustainable prescribing and the effect of climate change on health

Around  25% of the total NHS carbon footprint comes from primary care, and a lot of that relates to medication, Drs Matt Sawyer and Mike Tomson – both former GPs – explain to deputy editor Rhiannon Ashman in this episode of the Clinical Update podcast.They go on to describe how remembering that there are ‘50 shades of green’ can help practices to make small tweaks – for example, to prescribing – to benefit patients and the planet, do some myth-busting about air pollution, and give examples of practices who have tackled problems in innovative, environmentally (and financially) sustainable ways.   You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.MIMS Learning modulesGuidance update: BTS/NICE/SIGN guidelines on diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma managementPodcast: GP appraisal tips and sustainable asthma careHealth outcomes with plant-based nutritionRegister for a FREE MIMS Learning accounthttps://www.mimslearning.co.uk/registerMIMS resourcesMIMS Table of inhaler carbon emissions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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