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Possible Green Nephrology Fellowship opportunity 2013-16

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27 Feb 2013
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Frances Mortimer
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare may soon be appointing to a new Green Nephrology Fellowship, linked to “a highly visible demonstration project showcasing radical redesign of a clinical service…
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Eastern deanery advertising for Sustainability Fellow - closing date 1 March

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25 Feb 2013
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Frances Mortimer
The Multi-Professional Deanery, part of the East of England Local Education and Training Board (LETB), is seeking to appoint a Sustainability Fellow for a period of 12 months who will be responsible…
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Has your medical school responded to the national consultation yet?

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19 Feb 2013
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Frances Mortimer
To consider how the consultation on priority sustainability learning outcomes is relevant to you and your medical school, we recommend inviting medical school faculty to a focus group to devise a…
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URGENT! Med schools invited to join HEA bid for sustainability teaching

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14 Feb 2013
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Frances Mortimer
The Sustainable Healthcare Education (SHE) Network is inviting lead medical schools, deaneries and Royal Colleges to partner on an 18-month project to support implementation of sustainability learning…
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Renal Dialysis Unit - Benchmarks

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6 Feb 2013
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Manoj Chohan
We have a 766 m2, 28 station renal unit that is not linked to any other hospital building. I have estimated some benchmark figures for our unit. Southend renal unit annual…
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Call for Expressions of Interest for Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency in the NHS

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6 Feb 2013
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Ingeborg Steinbach
NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts can bid for a share of £50 million capital funding to invest during 2013-14. The funding will support new and innovative projects to improve energy efficiency, reduce…
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BMJ: NHS could save £1bn by adopting green strategies used in kidney units

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1 Feb 2013
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Frances Mortimer
Green Nephrology in the BMJ! Commenting on a Green Nephrology study into savings from green initiatives in kidney units, National Clinical Director for Kidney Care, Dr Donal O'Donoghue, said "it’s not…
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Counting the carbon cost of care

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30 Jan 2013
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Andy Connor
The NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy has set targets for the reduction of GHG emissions within the NHS. Taking 2007 levels as the baseline, the strategy requires an 80% reduction before 2050 and a 34%…
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Anyone else using central delivery of acid for haemodialysis?

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28 Jan 2013
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Frances Mortimer
The British Journal of Renal Medicine is interested in articles about local green initiatives. I am writing one this week and thought i would base it on waste reduction in delivery of acid concentrate…
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Contribute to consultation - Medical training 30 years from now!

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27 Jan 2013
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Sarah Walpole
Hi everyone, I've just completed the survey at http://www.shapeoftraining.co.uk/yoursay/1729.asp I would recommend taking part. The JRCPTB are asking for contributions totheirShape of…