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Setting/Patient Group:Renal department
Issue to be addressed:
A rising prevalence of recognised CKD requires strengthened communication between primary and secondary care.
Over 90% of the…
The Sustainable Healthcare Coalition's produced a case study of a life cycle assessment for continuous renal replacment therapy (CRRT) using the Baxter PrismaFlex.
Carbon footprint of 72 hours of…
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…
A systematic review of haemodialysis prescriptions was undertaken to optimise and reduce the consumption of water, acid and bicarbonate, by using the dialysate autoflow facility on the Fresenius 5008…
Honeycomb Dental Clinic is an independent general dental practice in Winscombe, Somerset with a strong environmentally sustainable ethos. The setting is a detached house with 5 surgeries, 1 staff…
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis Unit
Issue to be addressed:
Haemodialysis requires a concentrated acidic solution which is usually created using a 34:1 ratio of dilution (34 parts water: 1 part…
Created on
18 Oct 2022 •
by
Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis Unit
Issue to be addressed:
Considerable volumes of reject water is lost-to-drain from the production of the dialysate during treatment system, confirmed through…
Created on
18 Oct 2022 •
by
Connor, A., Milne, S., Owen, A., Boyle, G., Mortimer, F., & Stevens, P.
Project completed as part of the 2019 Royal Devon & Exeter Green Ward Competition. The project was completed by the catering team, who aimed to reduce plastic waste associated with catering…
Case studies from 2016/17 onwards from eight medical and health professional schools in the UK, Brazil and USA.
The case studiesrepresent successful integration of sustainable healthcare education,…