Please find a range of resources you can download by scrolling down the page.
Phase I resources (scroll down the page for phase II resources, added Sept 2025)
Only order what you need: digital screen image
Only order what you need: A4 poster
Only order what you need: how to manage your repeat prescription animation
Link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NpQNrOscwBs?feature=share / Scroll to the bottom of the page to view.
Only order what you need: email signature
Only order what you need: social media image square 1080x1080 (yellow)
ALT text: Graphic shows images of common medicines including prescription tablets and inhalers. Wording reads “£18 million is wasted every year on unused medicines across West Yorkshire. Help us to reduce medicine waste by only ordering what you need”.
Only order what you need: social media rectangle image 1200x630 (yellow)
ALT text: Graphic shows images of common medicines including prescription tablets and inhalers. Wording reads “£18 million is wasted every year on unused medicines across West Yorkshire. Help us to reduce medicine waste by only ordering what you need”.
'Are your medicines stacking up?' Blue non-financial graphics
To be used to raise awareness of the environmental/wider impact of medicines waste.
Only order what you need: social media banner artwork portrait 1080x1090 (blue)
ALT text: Are your medicines stacking up? Help us reduce medicines waste by only ordering what you need. Includes images of common medicines including prescription tablets and inhalers.
Only order what you need: social media rectangle image 1200x630 (blue)
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ALT text: Are your medicines stacking up? Help us reduce medicines waste by only ordering what you need. Includes images of common medicines including prescription tablets and inhalers.
Only order what you need: thumbnail image
Only order what you need: website banner
Only order what you need: Teams background (yellow)
Only order what you need: Teams background (blue)
Only order what you need: social media banner artwork portrait 1080x1090 (yellow)
Only order what you need: social media banner artwork portrait 1080x1090 (blue)
Supporting information
Only order what you need: suggested bulletin text (for partners not public/patients)
Only order what you need: one page explainer for staff
Only order what you need: suggested social media messages
Only order what you need: patient and public information (for websites and newsletters)
Phase II motion graphics (added September 2025)
View them on YouTube by scrolling down the page.
Motion graphic one
Do you check what medicines you have before ordering?
Have a look at what you have in your cupboard before ordering your prescription.
A quick check of what you already have can stop medicines from stacking up at home.
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Motion graphic two
Are you ordering your medicines earlier than you need to? 
Adding a reminder to your calendar when you next need to order your prescription can help to stop medicines from beginning to stack up at home.
Help reduce medicines waste by order ordering medicines when you need them.
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Motion graphic three
Did you get more medicines than you need? 
When you pick up your prescription you can leave medicines you don’t need at the pharmacy. Simply check the bag before you leave, and the medicines you don’t want can be reused.
Help reduce medicines waste by checking your prescription before you leave the pharmacy.
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Motion graphic four
Are your medicines stacking up? 
At times you might end up with more than you need in your cupboard.
By only ordering what you need, when you need it, you will reduce medicines waste.