Ep 70. Waste reduction and circular economy in healthcare

I think when you say that hand in hand, and again, I love these conferences because it all brings everything back together.

Exactly what you just said.

You bring another panel that comes in and something that we say there is actually relevant when we're talking now.

And I'm going to say it again, is mindset of the public too.

So instead of me, and I sort of joked earlier with Phil and Lisa, I was like, yes, but with an IV, I feel like a princess and I'm in hospital and I feel like, you know, like drama queen.

And actually the lady was like, well, it's actually the same dosage as two paracetamol.

I'm like, oh,

what? No, like, you know,

I felt like I've been, but I feel like, you know, there's me with my IV drip and like, oh, we as a public need to know these things.

Like actually- do you know what I mean just take some paracetamol you know it's the same as an average you don't need this and yet I'm in my head I feel like I need I need my blanket I need my my plastic cups every two seconds of water you know all these things are just like okay if you're going to the NHS this is what we are trying to do we want to do this what can you do to help us be a better NHS and And I think I know from doing this conversation, all the staff are doing such amazing work.

You've got suppliers doing their bit.

You've got analysts, you've got affiliates, you've got all these people.

And we, I think, the public, are a huge part of the problem.

And I think this is how we're going to get this message across by demanding, I want an IV drip, I want this, I want a brand new blanket, I want this, blah, blah, blah.

When actually, like, the costs...

Maybe if we mentioned the cost saving or I don't know, it's just so I feel like, I don't know, am I banging my head against the brick wall? I feel like I want to rant here, Annalisa.

I feel like you're doing your bit and then someone like myself comes in and demands something.

I want this because I'm dying, even though I'm really not.

I don't know.

Do you feel the same? I think

there is... a role for informing and educating the public who, of course, are our patients in some choices for their clinical choices, their care needs, as you say.

I mean, obviously it goes without saying, but it must be said that the number one priority is providing the best quality care.

So where there's a choice that will always be the first consideration point.

But where all things are equal, I give you one example would be something like asthma care.

Now, we've fallen into a habit of using those meter dose inhalers, those little puffers that you'll see.