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*please note: this article is behind a paywall* Abstract The current global ecological crisis threatens to irreversibly alter the conditions under which human civilization has evolved. Within…

This Highly Commended SusQI project was completed as part of theLeedsGreen Ward Competition10th January - 25th March 2022 by the Renal Transplant Team. Team Members: Natalie Bird -…

Winning SusQI project completed as part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS FT Green Team Competitionfrom January – March 2022. Team Members: Alison Hardy – Satellite Dialysis Unit…

In this review of 49 clinical guidelines from British, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, Australian, European, German, and US-American medical associations, the authors found keywords related to planetary…

This review looks at how a 20-year-old male grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa (fungal infection) from his peritoneal dialysis fluid on three separate occasions. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis…

Facts and figures relating to dialysis and its environmental costs

Webinar recording from 25 November 2021 Featuring talks on IPCC and COP26: what happens now? - James Dixon, Newcastle Hospitals Greener NHS – Transitioning to a sustainable NHS - Manraj…

Abstract The health effects of climate change are becoming increasingly important; there are direct effects from heatwaves and floods, and indirect effects from the altered distribution of…

Key learning point: Simple measures to reduce, reuse and recycle paper resulted in a 75% reduction of paper use, resulting in environmental and financial savings. Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…

Key Learning Point: Purchase and use of a baling machine to compact waste can result in significant environmental and social savings with calculated actual financial saving. Setting/Patient…