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Linen Use in Renal Dialysis Unit

Created on
21 Mar 2022
by
Rona Hutton
The aim of the project was to reduce linen usage by 30% at the New Victoria Hospital, Glasgow by 31st January 2022. A PDSA cycle was adopted to determine whether the patient felt comfortable…
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The breathe green project- low carbon inhaler clinical champion scheme & resources; https://www.breathegreenproject.com

Created on
17 Feb 2022
by
Ross Sayers
We are launching a green respiratory care and inhaler clinical champion scheme to improve awareness of the potential to reduce the NHS carbon footprint through low carbon inhaler use in both primary…
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Green talk at WCN'22

Created on
16 Feb 2022
by
Frances Mortimer
The World Congress of Nephrology 2022 is taking place next week in Malaysia and online. The organisers, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), are keen for environmental sustainability to be…
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Inhaler switching on Radio 4!

Created on
22 Jan 2022
by
Jennifer Nixon
This week's "Inside Health" on BBC Radio 4 devoted half the programme to the climate impact of MDI inhalers, and the potental benefits (envrinomental and clinical) of switching inhalers. A great…
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A online consultation over plans to create a new £4.5 million renal dialysis unit in Telford is taking place.

Created on
19 Jan 2022
by
James Warham
https://www.sath.nhs.uk/about-us/get-involved/public-participation-2/get-involved-with-us-2/services-changes-and-development/renal-dialysis-services-at-prh/ With virtual meetings on MS Teams being…
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Dialysis acid greener options

Created on
12 Jan 2022
by
Eleanor Murray
Some of our RDUs are not suitable for central acid, and even those that are will require a business case. Meantime we were hoping to achieve carbon and cost savings through reviewing our acid supplies…
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First steps to SusQI - A simple Sustainability Audit

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7 Jan 2022
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Sarah Walpole
Whatdo we wantyoutodo? Wewillprovideyouwitha questionnaireforyoutoundertakewithatleast20patientsinyourhospital. The questionnaire isan'inhaler…
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£25,000 prize in kidney care competition: opportunity for a low carbon initiative?

Created on
25 Nov 2021
by
Catherine Floyd
Anyone out there with a good idea for reducing the carbon footprint of an element of your kidney care service? The Kidney MedTech Competition offers six prizes, worth £30,000, to accelerate research…
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Incremental HD

Created on
24 Nov 2021
by
Eleanor Murray
Incremental haemodialysis (IHD), in which dialysis dose is adjusted to take into account residual kidney function (RKF) usually by starting dialysis twice rather than thrice weekly, has been…
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Kidney network and education

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20 Oct 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
I'm co-leading the "Action Learning and Education" workstream of the new UKKA Sustainable Kidney Care committee, together with Mark Harber (nephrologist in London). We're looking for a few volunteers…