West Midlands Medicines and the Environment Network

Health Innovation West Midlands invite you to join our regional Medicines and the Environment Network meeting.

The network has been developed to bring together Healthcare professionals across all sectors located in the West Midlands. Medicines have a significant impact on the environment, contributing to 25% of the NHS carbon footprint alongside contributing to environmental pollution, this group focuses on sharing best practice and learning to reduce this impact.

Key topics/Speakers will include:

“Reducing medicines waste and not supplying pre-admission Medicines”

Speaker: Dave Massocchi, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Worcestershire Royal Hospital

The West Midlands Medicines and the Environment Network will:

• provide a supportive environment to hear from and connect with other likeminded professionals from across the West Midlands to discuss medicines related environmental sustainability topics.
• The group will provide a virtual platform for collaboration; to share challenges, successes, and resources to help contribute to NHS Net Zero Targets and improve the environmental impact of medicines use.

This event is for NHS staff who want to improve the impact medicines use has on the environment.

Please forward this invite to any colleagues who would be interested in attending the event. Alternatively, please email anna.edwards@healthinnovationwm.org to be added to the mailing list.

Who should attend?

NHS Healthcare professionals within the West Midlands with an interest in improving medicines impact on the environment.

• Secondary Care professionals
• Trust and ICB Sustainability teams
• General Practice team members
• ICB Medicines Management teams
• Pharmacy team members

We would welcome representation from across the many specialist areas in order to share best practice for example: general practice, respiratory, stores, procurement, aseptic services,  surgery and theatres.