My BH is recovering from a serious illness and major operation. We had all sorts of problems with diagnosis and treatment. The excuse is always 'shortages / lack of resources'. We also witnessed huge amounts of waste in terms of medication and equipment. So I looked into it and discovered that research in 2015 put the estimated level of waste of unused medication at £300 million- this does not include wasted mobility and other equipment, costs of incineration of medicines and the paperwork involved. This figure has most certainly rocketed. So I started a petition for the Health Secretary to roll out a nationwide programme to educate the public and others in the Health profession to reduce this waste and to allow certain unused/sealed/in date items such as dressings to be donated. The link to the petition is
chng.it/PDLCHdQM
I am disappointed with the lackadaisical response.
To obliterate your address on packaging
How much do you spend on yourself?