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Reducing wasted clinical resource in the NHS

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1 Dec 2014
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I was the lead author for an Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Report about wasted use of clinical resources in the NHS. It was launched last month and can be found here. The report states that to…
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Welcoming our Newest Intern, Brazilian medic Dr Karina Patricio

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25 Nov 2014
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Mary Zacaroli
I’m very happy to be here, at this fantastic Centre for Sustainable Healthcare!I’m a Physician and Professor at a University in Brazil (Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu - FMB / UNESP -…
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One Small Success - Transport Issues

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18 Nov 2014
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William Beale
Green Nephrology Blog One Small Success Last weekend the Bristol Health Partners hosted an event to encourage innovation. We only discovered this by accident and prepared a quick presentation…
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Royal Colleges Demonstrate What Can Be Done on Sustainability

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13 Nov 2014
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October saw the launch of 'Facing the future: sustainability for Royal Colleges', and the first seminar for Royal Colleges to come together to share their progress on sustainability. The seminar,…
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Resource stewardship and the ethical duty to prevent waste

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12 Nov 2014
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Frances Mortimer
It was very good to switch on Radio 4 last Thursday morning to hear a discussion about whether doctors have an “ethical duty” to prevent waste. The debate was prompted by the launch of a new report…
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Nursing Sustainability by Design: On joining the sustainability team - the experience of a sceptic

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16 Oct 2014
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Janet Kelsey
We all know what it’s like, you feel you are bombarded with emails either requests to attend meetings, answer questions, reiterate information etc. and then there are the ones suggesting you may wish…
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Sustainability in the NEJM last week

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6 Oct 2014
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Frances Mortimer
Two interesting articles covering aspects of sustainability in last week's NEJM:Time after Time — Health Policy Implications of a Three-Generation Case Study Caroline Sayer, M.B., B.S., and Thomas H.…
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The RCPsych Sustainability Summit

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3 Oct 2014
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On the 1st October we had the first sustainability summit run by a medical royal college in the UK. However, people continue to think that sustainability remains the remit of politicians and…
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BJRM article: Cutting the carbon cost of dialysis: efficient delivery of acid concentrate

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25 Sep 2014
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Frances Mortimer
The British Journal of Renal Medicine has published an article on the opportunities for reducing waste in the delivery of acid for haemodialysis, authored by members of the Green Nephrology…
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Upgrade of our Australian Green Dialysis website

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16 Sep 2014
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John Agar
Dear 'Green' UK ... This is to let your members know that we launched an update/upgrade of our Australian Green Dialysis website during 'Renal Week', a 5 day meeting that encompassed the 50th…