These resources have been created by HIOW Respiratory Sustainability Group to support medication optimisation for patients with respiratory conditions, and to reduce the environmental impact of inhalers. They are designed to be used by GPs, Respiratory Nurses and PCN Teams involved with conducting annual respiratory reviews. It’s important to ensure that any changes made to device choice should be made with the patient, and that the correct inhaler technique for the specific device has been demonstrated and understood.
Please also to refer to these accompanying resources:
- COPD Management and Prescribing Guidelines
- Green GP Asthma Toolkit: High Quality and Low Carbon Asthma Care – Greener Practice
- Improving Sustainability of Respiratory Care in HIOW ICS
- Practical ways to reduce carbon footprint of inhalers
- Respiratory Medicine Intervention Brief
- Salbutamol Nebuliser Liquid Resources
- Wessex Adult and Adolescent Asthma Guidelines - interactive version
- Wessex Adult and Adolescent Asthma Guidelines - print version