The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare welcomes a study, reported in the journal “Preventative Medicine”, which has calculated that the public purse benefits to the tune of £2.2 billion each year, from…
This short report from Public Health England provides analysis based on NHS England's 2010 to 2014 programme budgeting data. It looks at population attributable fractions for ischaemic heart disease,…
On NHS Sustainability Day 2016, clinical teams at two Trusts showed what can be achieved at ward and department level to improve sustainability.
Taking part in CSH’s Green Ward Competition, teams…
UK health services are currently unprepared for the risks posed by climate change, warns a major newhealth alliancelaunching today. In an unprecedented move, the heads of the UK’s leading health…
The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change.
A report from the Sustainable Development Unit shows the NHS…
This is just a short brief to let you know about the ongoing work the UK Green Nephrology group has been undertaking on tariffs for remote clinic consultations.
Many renal units operate over wide…
The Green Nephrology Advisory Group recently voted on the top two projects to take forward in 2015-16. One of the two chosen was the development of a "Green Guide" for new facilities.
There is…
What is Green Nephrology, why is it important to kidney patients, and how can patients, carers and local Kidney Patients' Associations get involved? CSH, the National Kidney Federation (NKF) and…
Members of the Green Nephrology Network have been collaborating with the National Kidney Federation to develop an information leaflet for patients about Green Nephrology. The leaflet is to be…
House of Commons announcement
NEW INQUIRY LAUNCHED ON: SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NHS
A year after the NHS published its SD Strategy (‘Sustainable, Resilient, Healthy People & Places’) in January…