Cumulative Savings from Green Nephrology Innovations

This poster was presented at RA-BTS Congress 2013

Dr. Frances Mortimer, Medical Director, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

Dr. Ian Scott, Consultant Nephrologist & Assistant Clinical Director- Medical Specialties Federation, Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Dr. Andy Connor, SpR Nephrology, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

March 2013

Setting/Patient Group: Renal Units

Issue to be addressed: To review cumulative financial and environmental benefits of Green Nephrology Innovations and estimate potential savings from their replication.

Intervention: -

Cumulative from Green Nephrology online case library

Outcome: -

Social:

Environmental:

• 11,000 tonnes of co2 saved annually (estimated)
• 470 million litres of water saved annually (estimated)

Economic:

• £7 million saved annually (estimated)

Key learning point:

Systematic implementation of Green Nephrology innovations across UK renal units offer significant economic and environmental benefits.