diff --git a/openprescribing/measures/definitions/environmental_inhalers.json b/openprescribing/measures/definitions/environmental_inhalers.json index 143c74a61..d5a1ee85b 100644 --- a/openprescribing/measures/definitions/environmental_inhalers.json +++ b/openprescribing/measures/definitions/environmental_inhalers.json @@ -1,17 +1,25 @@ { - "name": "Environmental impact of inhalers - Prescribing of the less environmentally friendly Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (excluding salbutamol)", + "name": "Environmental impact of inhalers - Prescribing of Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) (excluding salbutamol)", "title": "", "description": "MDIs prescribed as a proportion of all inhalers in BNF Chapter 3, excluding salbutamol", "numerator_short": "MDI inhalers (items)", "denominator_short": "All inhalers (items)", "y_label": "Percentage of non-salbutamol inhalers prescribed as MDI", "why_it_matters": [ - "The NHS has committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 80% by 2028 to 2032, ", + "

The updated BTS/NICE/SIGN guidance on asthma management recommends basing inhaler choice on:", + "", + "

", + "

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 ", + "

The ", + "NHS England National Medicines Optimisation Opportunities for 2024/25 identify reducing carbon emissions from inhalers as an area for improvement.

", + "

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

" ], "tags": [ @@ -47,8 +55,8 @@ ], "authored_by": "richard.croker@phc.ox.ac.uk", "checked_by": "andrew.brown@phc.ox.ac.uk", - "date_reviewed": "2024-08-06", - "next_review": "2025-08-06", + "date_reviewed": "2024-12-03", + "next_review": "2026-12-03", "measure_notebook_url":"https://github.com/ebmdatalab/jupyter-notebooks/blob/master/new_measures/Drafts/Enviromental%20Inhalers/Environmental%20Inhalers.ipynb", "measure_complexity": "medium", "measure_type": "dmd",