Environmental impact of inhalers - Prescribing of the less environmentally friendly Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (excluding salbutamol) by practices in NHS GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Why it matters: The NHS has committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 80% by 2028 to 2032, including a shift to lower carbon inhalers. Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and other newer types of inhalers like soft mist inhalers are less harmful to the environment than traditional metered dose inhalers (MDIs).

The NHS England National Medicines Optimisation Opportunities for 2023/24 identify reducing carbon emissions from inhalers as an area for improvement.

NICE has produced a inhaler decision aid to facilitiate discussion about inhaler options.

Description: MDIs prescribed as a proportion of all inhalers in BNF Chapter 3, excluding salbutamol

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Tagged as: Standard, Greener NHS, NICE, National medicines optimisation opportunities, Respiratory (or browse all measures for this Sub-ICB Location)

Practices are ordered by mean percentile over the past six months, with the worst-performing at the top. Each chart shows the results for the individual practice, plus deciles across all practices in the NHS in England.

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