REDUCE Carbon
REDUCE Carbon – RandomisED control trial to Understand whether prescribing Choice for inhalErs is influenced by knowledge of the CARBON footprint
Did you know that the carbon footprint of inhalers across the NHS each year is equivalent to an area of deforestation twice the size of Hampshire!
In the UK, over 50 million inhalers are prescribed each year with more than 70% of these containing propellants that are powerful greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. Inhalers account for about 3% of the carbon footprint of the NHS each year. The NHS long term plan for sustainability has highlighted the urgent need to reduce the carbon impact of inhalers.
There is an urgent need to address this and by taking part in the REDUCE-carbon study you can help us to explore how inhaler choices are made and specifically whether carbon footprint information changes prescribing recommendations. It is a short online questionnaire that should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. We know both prescribing and non-prescribing healthcare professionals have a major influence on inhaler choice and would encourage as many health-care professionals as possible to take part.
We invite you to complete this short questionnaire that will provide valuable information to support the NHS in reducing the use of high carbon inhalers, and so help in the fight to save our planet.
Please click on the following link if you would like to take part: START »
PLEASE NOTE the survey works best in a GOOGLE CHROME browser. Please copy/paste the following link into Chrome if it is not your default browser: https://reduce.pttu.org.uk/
Please also use the following links if you’d like further information:
- Detailed participant information sheet – please click here
- Contact the study team to ask some more questions
- Portsmouth:02392 286000 ext 4108 or [email protected]
- Visit the Wessex Asthma Network website: https://wessex-asthma.com/
Thank you for your time
