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A online consultation over plans to create a new £4.5 million renal dialysis unit in Telford is taking place.

Created on
19 Jan 2022
by
James Warham
https://www.sath.nhs.uk/about-us/get-involved/public-participation-2/get-involved-with-us-2/services-changes-and-development/renal-dialysis-services-at-prh/ With virtual meetings on MS Teams being…
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Dialysis acid greener options

Created on
12 Jan 2022
by
Eleanor Murray
Some of our RDUs are not suitable for central acid, and even those that are will require a business case. Meantime we were hoping to achieve carbon and cost savings through reviewing our acid supplies…
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Any research comparing the carbon footprint of tablet and liquid medication?

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6 Dec 2021
by
Rosie Hillson
Hi All, Does anyone know of any research/studies that have looked at how the carbon footprint of tablet medication compares with the carbon footprint of liquid medication? Many…
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£25,000 prize in kidney care competition: opportunity for a low carbon initiative?

Created on
25 Nov 2021
by
Catherine Floyd
Anyone out there with a good idea for reducing the carbon footprint of an element of your kidney care service? The Kidney MedTech Competition offers six prizes, worth £30,000, to accelerate research…
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Incremental HD

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24 Nov 2021
by
Eleanor Murray
Incremental haemodialysis (IHD), in which dialysis dose is adjusted to take into account residual kidney function (RKF) usually by starting dialysis twice rather than thrice weekly, has been…
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National NHS Estates Team visit Green NHS Projects on Estates and Facilities Spotlight Day

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23 Nov 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
On Monday 22 November for theGreenerNHS Estates and Facilities Spotlight Day, key staff from the National NHS Estates Team visited a number of projects showcasing Green NHS ideas. These…
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Widely adopted pre-eclampsia test has additional environmental benefits

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16 Nov 2021
by
Jacqueline Cutting
Summary Routine use of a blood test to rule out pre-eclampsia which is keeping thousands of pregnant women safe and out of hospital, as well as reducing NHS costs, has carbon reduction…
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Launch of online Carbon Calculator for GP practices

Created on
3 Nov 2021
by
Matthew Sawyer
The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition is pleased to invite you to the launch of a significant new development designed to help GP practices easily measure their carbon footprint and identify their…
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Kidney network and education

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20 Oct 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
I'm co-leading the "Action Learning and Education" workstream of the new UKKA Sustainable Kidney Care committee, together with Mark Harber (nephrologist in London). We're looking for a few volunteers…
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Sustainable Kidney Care Committee

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4 Oct 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
CSH is excited to announce we have restarted our great work on sustainable kidney care, in partnership with the UK Kidney Association (UKKA) and the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition. Originally named…