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Key learning point
Incremental HD is a good quality of life option for certain patients and offers high value with reduced environmental and cost impact.
Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…
Published date
February 2022
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E. Murray, J. Traynor, K. Craig, A. Doak, C. Grant, M. Findlay, R. Hutton et al
Producing the 120 litres of dialysate required for a typical four hour haemodialysis session requires approximately 400 litres of mains water. Reverse osmosis is an important step in the purification…
Case Study report completed as part of the UK Kidney Association and Centre for Sustainable HealthcareKidney Care Sustainability Group Scholars Programme.
Scholar:Dr Rosa M Montero
Key message /…
This is a free online carbon footprint calculator for use in in-centre haemodialysis units. It measures your overall footprint and carbon intensity per patient session, and identifies the greenhouse…
*please note: this article is behind a paywall*
Abstract
The current global ecological crisis threatens to irreversibly alter the conditions under which human civilization has evolved. Within…
This is a practical tool for those involved in commissioning or building a new dialysis unit, or retrofitting an existing unit, to help with including sustainable features in the design.
Developed…
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Abstract
The US Environmental Protection Agency Resource Conservation website begins: “Natural resource and energy conservation is achieved by…
Key learning point
Light fitting change resulted in improved the energy efficiency leading to carbon reduction whilst improving illumination and saving finances.
Setting/Patient Group:Renal Unit…
Published date
March 2012
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Mr Nsipa Siwale, Energy Manager, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition.Team membersJaneme Lam, Renal specialist pharmacistShelley Rossiter, Renal ward managerSetting /…
Midlands Kidney Network - Benefits of Central Delivery Systems (CDS) for In-Centre Haemodialysis
Waste benefits:
Most units will use a 6L canister per treatment which is not fully utilised,…
