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Should World Kidney Day be every day?

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8 Mar 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
Happy World Kidney Day! A day for raising the importance of healthy kidneys everywhere. A moment to stop and thank our own kidneys - and make sure we are doing our best to look after…
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Green Home HD

Created on
16 Feb 2012
by
Gerry Boyle
Hi, We're looking into how green we can make our home dialysis installations as green as possible and whether we can attract grants, Government or Local Council, to progress this. Has anyone looked…
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Recycling of Concentrate Bottles

Created on
25 Jan 2012
by
Ben Wilson
We have just been given the green light to re-cycle all of our concentrate bottles. I'm still in the process of calculating exactly what that will mean in terms of reducing our carbon footprint but as…
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90% Less: why greener healthcare is leaner healthcare

Created on
25 Jan 2012
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
Our conference organized in partnership with The Thames Valley Health Innovation and Education Cluster is taking place on 24th February 2012. The day offers a great opportunity to find out about the…
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The Zero Waste Challenge for 2012

Created on
23 Jan 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
The Green Nephrology Network is taking up a "zero waste" challenge in 2012. Kidney departments will be cutting carbon and saving money by driving out waste from the dialysis process. Case studies…
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Green Nephrology update Christmas 2011

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19 Dec 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
Happy Christmas! Here's what has been happening across the Green Nephrology Network in 2011 ***Launch of online Green Nephrology Network*** This new network enables all members of the Green…
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Automatic IT shutdown - case study from Lanarkshire

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15 Dec 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
Jamie Traynor and Raymond Donnelly in Lanarkshire have contributed a Green Nephrology case study on the automatic shutdown of computers in the renal department over night. The scheme has been…
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Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Delivery

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11 Nov 2011
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Deliveries is promising to be an exciting case study driven one day event. The study day will take place on 1st December 2011 in London Paddington. If you…
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Renal units in Kent are now counting the benefit from the installation of heat exchangers to dialysis machines.

Created on
15 Oct 2011
by
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The project to retro-fit heat exchangers in dialysis machines at various renal units around East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust is nearing completion. Funding for 52 machines was…
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The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare secured Funding at Pitch Pledge Party

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14 Oct 2011
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CHS) secured funding at last Monday's Pitch Pledge Party Event for the promotion of retrofitting heat exchangers to kidney dialysis machines throughout the…