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In this week’s episode, Ben is joined by three guests, Veena Aggarwal, Aarti Bansal & Alastair Jackson. Together they discuss the Greener Practice Community, healthcare professionals working together to inspire sustainable primary care. Aarti explains the Greener Practice Network and the ‘one-stop hub’ website and how like-minded individuals can join. The podcast also focuses on asthma, particularly in relation to inhalers and the toolkit on offer to help reduce the environmental impacts of inhalers.

Introduction (0:08)

How Aarti Bansal got into sustainability.. (0:28)

How Alastair Jackson got into sustainability.. (1:05)

How Veena Aggarwal got into sustainability.. (1:54)

Greener Practice Network & what’s involved (2:34)

The focus on inhalers in relation to sustainability (5:07)

Asthma toolkit (6:40)

The use of the Asthma toolkit.. (8:03)

Where to find the toolkit  (8:53)

The implementation of the toolkit.. (9:29)

Training & protocols for Asthma clinics (11:04)

Obstacles to overcome when implementing the toolkit? (13:32)

What barriers are in the way of the implementation? (15:32)

What do you need to drive the change? (18:33)

Other advice (21:34)

Greener Practice website information (24:42)

To visit the Greener Practice Website, use this link.

To read the ‘Better and Greener Asthma Care’ short blog, please click here.

The link to the PCN Green Page (including respiratory resources, use this link.

For all enquiries about the Ockham podcast, please contact Ben Gowland here.