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We are proud to share the recording from our Susnet Kidney event where we welcomed the esteemed President of theSpanish Society of Nephrology, Doctor J. Emilio Sánchez Álvarez. Emilio who discussed…
Sustainable kidney careWelcome to the KitNewCare Sustainable Kidney Care CourseThis course explores what healthcare workers in nephrology can do to become leaders in sustainable transformation,…
AbstractBackgroundHaemodialysis treatments generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mainly as a result of the equipment, consumables and pharmaceuticals required. An internal audit demonstrated a 33%…
Producing the 120 litres of dialysate required for a typical four hour haemodialysis session requires approximately 400 litres of mains water. Reverse osmosis is an important step in the purification…
This project was completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
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Phlebotomy testing for Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition.Team membersJaneme Lam, Renal specialist pharmacistShelley Rossiter, Renal ward managerSetting /…
The UKKA Sustainability Committee needs a named staff Sustainability Champion in each UK kidney unit so that best practice ideas for more sustainable kidney care can be disseminated more…
These slides were created for the UKKW 6 June 2023 Climate Clinic in Newport, Wales. They include brief details of the UKKA Sustainability Committee's workstreams, the '12 Steps to Green a Kidney…
Heath professionals are trusted by the public and therefore in a strong position to speak up about the links between a healthy planet and healthy humans. When individuals speak up together this can…
Here is a template role description for a Kidney Community Green Ambassador. It includes a draft advert and ideas on ways to involve patients’, families’, friends’ and carers’ views on changes staff…
Published date
May 2023
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Ali Lawrence, Patient Ambassador, UKKA Sustainability Committee Action Learning and Education workstream
