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MBA Study Interview request – Drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the UK NHS

Created on
7 Dec 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
We have had a request from a student completing a dissertation as part of an MBA at Warwick University focussing on drivers and barriers of the circular economy for single-use plastics in the NHS.…
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First CSH Sustainable Kidney Care on-line course

Created on
18 Nov 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
November 2022 saw delivery of CSH’s first Sustainable Kidney Care course, with participants joining from England, Scotland, Wales, Canada and Australia. The course follows the same format as our other…
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Dialysis after storm Ian

Created on
27 Oct 2022
by
Frances Mortimer
A few insights into what it is like being cut off from dialysis after a big weather event, and what it must be like for the unit staff, with electricity outages and knowing their patients are…
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Do you have an interest in being a Sustainability Champion for your Unit?

Created on
24 Oct 2022
by
Susannah McWilliam
The UKKA’s new Sustainability Committee is looking for a Sustainability Champion in each renal unit across UK – are you someone with an interest in how our kidney care is contributing to climate…
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PPE expiry dates and waste

Created on
21 Oct 2022
by
Iona Sinclair
Hi everyone, I was recently alerted (as the office eco warrior) by our Infection Prevention and Control Lead that a bunch of our unused single-use PPE items (mainly visors) had gone 'out of date'.…
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SLT susnet Networking event!

Created on
16 Oct 2022
by
Rachel McLean
Exciting news! We’re hosting our second networking event onTuesday 6th December,7-8pm BST. We’d love to meet with anyone working in SLT (anywhere in the world!) who has an interest in…
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BCHC Paediatric SLT sustainability project - help needed for more sustainable PPE/equipment & reducing plastics!

Created on
10 Oct 2022
by
Rebecca Joseph
Hi everyone We are a small group from Birmingham Community Healthcare Paediatric SLT team who have started a project to look at simple steps in making SLT care sustainable and more in line with the…
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Untreated Dialysate and septic tanks

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3 Oct 2022
by
Hayley Pinto
HI Does anyone know of a good reference for advice on this? The high salt and sugar content of untreated dialysate causes problems with septic tanks. I did have a good source…
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Sustainable haemodialysis session

Created on
21 Sep 2022
by
Nina Brown
For those of you attending the 14th annual Dialysis Conference this week, there will be a session on sustainable dialysis as part of the programme tomorrow from…
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Last call for scholar applications from Wales/Northern Ireland

Created on
15 Aug 2022
by
Catherine Floyd
If you are, or know someone who is, a member of the MDT from a kidney unit in Wales or Northern Ireland and interested in becoming a CSH sustainability scholar please read on. Scholars get online…