Dialysis treatment for end stage kidney disease is a burden on patients, taxpayers, and the environment. The carbon cost of dialysis is estimated to be seven tonnes CO2 equivalents per year. Although…
Tuesday 19th November 2013, 1:00 pm (GMT) / 8:00 am (EST) Join this webinar with Veolia Water to find out about the growing business risks relating to water use, the need for a pragmatic metric and…
We have 700 NHS Forest trees to give away this planting season for all healthcare estates interested in doing some planting! Many of the trees were generously sponsored by the Great Outdoor Gym…
42 people gathered for this year's Green Nephrology Summit, held at Guy's Hospital in London on 25th September. Once again, we were a good mix of clinicians (docs, nurses, physios), technicians,…
This doesn't look as good as the system pioneered in Bradford, but it's still good that other centres are looking at e-consultations to reduce the number of patients with CKD who are required to…
The Department of Health and the National Institute for Health Research Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Co-operative (NIHR D4D HTC) are collaborating to launch a new Small Business Research…
Five questions to ask for sustainability issues.
Garbage
Is the waste separated so that only dangerous red waste is sent for incineration and the rest separated for recycling? This can be a…
The 2013 Green Nephrology Award (for sustainability initiatives in kidney units) went to joint winners, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
Both kidney units…
Hello everyone! First I wanted to say thank you for all of the great resources that have been shared on this site, especially the recent flurry from the COT conference. It is exciting to hear all…
Don't forget to register for the Green Nephrology Summit, taking place at Guy's Hospital in London on Wednesday 25th September.
This is the yearly get-together of the Green Nephrology Network,…