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Positive outcome(s) of project:
Reduced clinical waste, 21.5 tonnes per year
Savings per year:
£14907.10 (Actual)
CO2 savings per year:
26.847 tonnes CO2e / year…
Positive outcome(s) of project:
Reduced electricity bills for home dialysis patients
Savings per year:
£327.60 - but likely to increase in Winter (Estimated)
CO2 savings per…
Created on
10 Apr 2024 •
by
Kevin Gibbs, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Positive outcome(s) of project:
Clear improvement in patient experience with 50% less waiting, fewer aborted journeys and more self-care, an improved workplace for staff with more time to look…
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis Units (Trust-wide)
Issue to be addressed:
Dialysing machines warm the dialysate fluid to just below body temperature for patient comfort. The method of warming…
Created on
17 May 2023 •
by
Steve Milne, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Setting/Patient Group:Renal Unit (offices and wards)
Issue to be addressed:
Energy is responsible for approximate 10% of the carbon footprint of the NHS.
The unit invested in a greener…
Created on
16 May 2023 •
by
Mr Nsipa Siwale, Energy Manager, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A project I did back in 2019/2020 looking at staff attitudes to sustainability at University Hospital Southampton.
Over 1,100 responses.
Mix of scale answer questions with some free text options…
Reverse osmosis water purification for dialysis results in large quantities of water being rejected. The rejected water is currently sent to the drains, despite being perfectly clean with a slightly…
Created on
1 Jul 2013 •
by
Daniel Speakman, Staff Nurse, University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Setting/Patient Group: Operating Theatres
Issue to be addressed:
To reduce the environmental impact of two operating theatres, focusing on waste disposal and electricity usage.…
Renal technicians at the Maidstone dialysis unit have investigated the potential costs and benefits of retro-fitting heat exchangers to their existing Braun Dialog+ haemodialysis machines.
Download…
Problem– several members of staff routinely left their PCs switched on continuously. This is clearly a waste of electricity but also prevents regular IT updates e.g. anti-viral software.
Although…
Created on
29 Jan 2010 •
by
Dr Jamie Traynor, Consultant Renal Physician, NHS Lanarkshire