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Whether you are new to sustainable healthcare or been working at it for years, please take a look at the UKKA/the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare/Sustainable Healthcare Coalition '12 steps to Green…
The European Union (EU)-funded KitNewCare consortium aims to create and manage a comprehensive EU-wide programme focusing on sustainability in Kidney Care. Around 850 million people have chronic…
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November 2024
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Duane, B., Steinbach, I., Stancliffe, R., Barna, S., Cameron, D., Barbieri, I.,Noruisiene, E., Mortimer, F., Gerritsen, K., Vanholder, R.,Donati, G., Alfano, G., Malyszko, J., Ligabue, G., Johnston, B., Wratten, ML., Caiazzo, M., Schmid, E., Ortiz, A.
The National Health Service (NHS) faces an urgent need to address the environmental and financial impacts associated with the use of single-use medical devices. Transitioning to reusable medical…
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September 2025
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Mortimer, F., Cameron, D., Hillson, R., McLean, R., Bhutta, M., Llewellyn, C., Tabakov, P. & Robinson, A.
This report outlines considerations for a transition to reusable slide sheets in a hospotal. Potential financial, carbon and social impacts have been considered.This report forms part of a larger…
The toolkit was compiled by the Joint BASHH/BHIVA Sustainable Healthcare Special Interest Group and is co-badged by The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.It is designed to spark change within your…
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April 2025
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Sustainable Health Special Interest Group (Joint BASHH/BHIVA)
New paper launched in conjunction with the new HealthcareLCA database. Paper discusses the new open-access database, methods and everything known about life cycle assessments (LCA's) in healthcare so…
Procurement activities in healthcare, especially within nephrology, contribute significantly to the environmental footprint. In peritoneal dialysis (PD), procurement of consumables such as dialysis…
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September 2025
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Larkin, J., Ligabue, G., Alfano, G., Martínez-Cadenas, R., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Yasar, A., Morisi, N., Arias-Guillen, M., Caiazzo, M., Donati, G., Duane, B.
A landmark report, laying the groundwork for reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care. The Green Surgery report has involved significant input and collaboration with individuals and…
This insightful and timely UKKA webinar, hosted by Shazia Adalat and Suren Kanagasundaram, looks into the latest plans and developments across the kidney care community to help drive and promote…
This project was completed as part of Sustainable Kidney Care Scholar programme funded by the UK Kidney Association (UKKA).Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis UnitIssue to be addressed:Acid used for…
