What will kidney care look like in 10 or 15 years’ time, when carbon rationing is re-shaping the NHS? Will patients still travel three times a week to access dialysis, or cover hundreds of miles to…
College of Occupational Therapists 37th Annual Conference, Glasgow SECC These reflections on the COT Annual Conference in Glasgow have been delayed by me having had to take some unexpected time off…
Improving Chances
We have a theory that the food waste containers we have in our kitchens are a breeding and incubation area for nasty bacteria that is harmful to patients with a low immune…
This is my first blog as the Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Fellow in Sustainability.The announcement of my appointment to this fellowship was made in April’s edition of the RCPsych…
Following a two-stage national consultation, priority learning outcomes have been agreed for the inclusion of environmental sustainability in medical education.Three priority learning outcomes for…
Does anyone have experience of using powder for local mixing of acid for haemodialysis?
At face value there appear to be significant financial and carbon savings to be made. It would be good to…
There's now afacebook pageandtwitter accountfor September's CleanMed Europe conference - if you use social media, do follow them for new blogs as they published, along with news items and reports.…
Welcome to the second in a series of BMJ blogs on sustainable healthcare that will look at health, sustainability, and the interplay between the two. The blog will share ideas from experts across the…
In the survey of Green Nephrology Local Representatives in 2010, Local Reps identified some of the barriers that can prevent them from seeing through local green initiatives. We would like to explore…
Rachel Stancliffe and Mahmood Bhutta: Should doctors lead on sustainability?Welcome to a new series of blogs on sustainable healthcare that will look at health, sustainability and the interplay…