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Delivering outpatient clinics remotely

Created on
3 Jul 2021
by
Bethan Davies
NHS planning guidance includes a target of25% of outpatient activity beingdelivered remotely by telephone or video consultation. This would have benefits in terms of carbon and air pollution…
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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

Created on
25 Jun 2021
by
Jennifer Strong
Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for them to promote in the coming months on the run up…
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Talking about air pollution

Created on
10 Jun 2021
by
Bethan Davies
Should we be talking to our patients about air pollution? Does anyone have experience of doing this routinely when addressing other stroke risk…
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Welcome to Green Stroke Care Network

Created on
7 Jun 2021
by
Bethan Davies
Welcome to Green Stroke Care Network! Over 100,000 strokes occur each year in the UK with an estimated annual financial cost of £26 billion; the associated resource use contributes to the carbon…
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Expressions of interest invited for UK Sustainable Kidney Care Committee

Created on
13 May 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
The renal multi-professional healthcare and patient community are invited to contribute to the UK Kidney Association’s new Sustainable Kidney Care Committee, in partnership with CSH. The Committee…
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Life-cycle analysis of HD in Newcastle Hospitals

Created on
9 Oct 2020
by
Suren Kanagasundaram
What is the true, lifecycle environmental impact of HD @NewcastleHosps. Can we develop metrics of good practice, recognised by clinicians and industry, alike? What are the key intervention points to…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

Created on
7 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Students from the University of Amsterdam would like to hear from you regarding COVID-19 induced e-health implementation and its contribution to sustainable healthcare. Background:The COVID-19…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Created on
29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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'Upcycling' dialysis filters?

Created on
7 Jul 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
I hadn't realised that discardedkidney dialysis filters are being repurposed to make pure water in some places in Africa, Asia and Latin America - described in this article, titled 'Ingenious…
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Kidney patient leaflet re-published

Created on
8 Jan 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
Great to see that the NKF has re-issued their patient information leaflet on Green Nephrology, which we worked on with them a few years back. Seems to be new appetite for sustainable kidney…