This is just a short brief to let you know about the ongoing work the UK Green Nephrology group has been undertaking on tariffs for remote clinic consultations.
Many renal units operate over wide…
The Green Nephrology Advisory Group recently voted on the top two projects to take forward in 2015-16. One of the two chosen was the development of a "Green Guide" for new facilities.
There is…
What is Green Nephrology, why is it important to kidney patients, and how can patients, carers and local Kidney Patients' Associations get involved? CSH, the National Kidney Federation (NKF) and…
Members of the Green Nephrology Network have been collaborating with the National Kidney Federation to develop an information leaflet for patients about Green Nephrology. The leaflet is to be…
House of Commons announcement
NEW INQUIRY LAUNCHED ON: SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NHS
A year after the NHS published its SD Strategy (‘Sustainable, Resilient, Healthy People & Places’) in January…
I was the lead author for an Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Report about wasted use of clinical resources in the NHS. It was launched last month and can be found here. The report states that to…
Green Nephrology Blog
One Small Success
Last weekend the Bristol Health Partners hosted an event to encourage innovation. We only discovered this by accident and prepared a quick presentation…
On the 1st October we had the first sustainability summit run by a medical royal college in the UK. However, people continue to think that sustainability remains the remit of politicians and…
The British Journal of Renal Medicine has published an article on the opportunities for reducing waste in the delivery of acid for haemodialysis, authored by members of the Green Nephrology…
Dear 'Green' UK ...
This is to let your members know that we launched an update/upgrade of our Australian Green Dialysis website during 'Renal Week', a 5 day meeting that encompassed the 50th…