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Passivhaus health centre - presentation

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2 Nov 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
The UK Passivhaus Trust conference is taking place over the next four Wednesday afternoons. There’s a presentation on a health centre (currently in design stage) on the first Wednesday - 4 Nov…
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Life-cycle analysis of HD in Newcastle Hospitals

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9 Oct 2020
by
Suren Kanagasundaram
What is the true, lifecycle environmental impact of HD @NewcastleHosps. Can we develop metrics of good practice, recognised by clinicians and industry, alike? What are the key intervention points to…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

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7 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Students from the University of Amsterdam would like to hear from you regarding COVID-19 induced e-health implementation and its contribution to sustainable healthcare. Background:The COVID-19…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

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29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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'Upcycling' dialysis filters?

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7 Jul 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
I hadn't realised that discardedkidney dialysis filters are being repurposed to make pure water in some places in Africa, Asia and Latin America - described in this article, titled 'Ingenious…
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Kidney patient leaflet re-published

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8 Jan 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
Great to see that the NKF has re-issued their patient information leaflet on Green Nephrology, which we worked on with them a few years back. Seems to be new appetite for sustainable kidney…
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Promoting electric vehicle uptake, a job for the NHS?

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17 Dec 2019
by
John Somner
If you know of anybody who has any influence over NHS carparks or car parking policies please bring this article to their attention. There's a potential win win for cleaner air andlower carbon…
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We're scaling up to carbon-neutral healthcare

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28 Nov 2019
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Admin *
The recent huge interest in climate change has created an unprecedented demand for our charity to help people to take action. We are excited to have more and more nurses and doctors contacting us…
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Reflections on training with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

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11 Nov 2019
by
Catherine Stannard
Hello! Me and a couple of colleagues from the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQuIP) went to the CSH sustainable QI training day last month.Below is a link to a blog I wrote reflecting on the…
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Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis

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28 Jun 2019
by
Stefi Barna
"More than 1,000 doctors including 40 professors, several eminent public health figures and past presidents of royal colleges are calling for widespread nonviolent civil disobedience in the face of…