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"The RCGP recognises that the unsustainable use of resources poses a significant challenge to public health in the 21st Century and that human-induced climate change in particular threatens the long…
Audio recording of kidney patient, Andy Williamson, speakingto the Green Nephrology Summit 2010 about his personal journey and the growing realisation of his dependence on finite resources that are…
Key learning point: Several cost-effective opportunities exist to implement principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle in renal units from Baling machines, to cardboard distribution and online…
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Eight medical schools in England joined the national network of Public Health Educators at Medical Schools (PHEMS) “Climate change and the Determinants of Health…
Tick off 10 actions to cut CO2 by 10% in your occupational therapy department
1. Drive less
Highlight alternative travel arrangements with your team, group together home visits, explore…
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Offering telephone consultations to patients offers social and environmental benefits. Patients also reported an increased sense of empowerment and autonomy in the successful…
This questionnaire, developed by dialysis nurse Mary Thomson in Fife, has been used to raise awareness and gather staff views on recycling at home and at work. You are welcome to borrow and adapt it…
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A simple code created and introduced in under an hour offers financial, electrical and carbon savings by automatically switching off PCs after a period of inactivity. With no…
Created on
29 Jan 2010 •
by
Dr Jamie Traynor, Consultant Renal Physician, NHS Lanarkshire
