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Dialysis acid greener options

Created on
12 Jan 2022
by
Eleanor Murray
Some of our RDUs are not suitable for central acid, and even those that are will require a business case. Meantime we were hoping to achieve carbon and cost savings through reviewing our acid supplies…
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Covid Working and Sustainability

Created on
3 Dec 2021
by
Iona Sinclair
When I think of ‘Covid’ and ‘sustainability’, I immediately think ‘PPE’. Every orange bag that gets filled with single-use aprons, visors, gloves, gowns and masks (not to mention the plastic wrapping…
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£25,000 prize in kidney care competition: opportunity for a low carbon initiative?

Created on
25 Nov 2021
by
Catherine Floyd
Anyone out there with a good idea for reducing the carbon footprint of an element of your kidney care service? The Kidney MedTech Competition offers six prizes, worth £30,000, to accelerate research…
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Incremental HD

Created on
24 Nov 2021
by
Eleanor Murray
Incremental haemodialysis (IHD), in which dialysis dose is adjusted to take into account residual kidney function (RKF) usually by starting dialysis twice rather than thrice weekly, has been…
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How do YOU communicate? (.....about climate change)

Created on
24 Nov 2021
by
Sivan Coleman
As SLTs we love to highlight how important communication is. And communication is key to climate change issues. Do you talk about it? If so…. WHAT are you communicating? There is a lot…
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Calling all Paediatric SLT's

Created on
1 Nov 2021
by
Talie Smith
We are looking for a Paediatric SLT to join our SLTSusnet admin team as we would like to have a broader representation from across the profession. All you need is to be a SLT with some experience of…
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The launch of the Greener Allied Health Professional hub!

Created on
21 Oct 2021
by
Iona Sinclair
Hello everyone! It’s always exciting to be at the forefront of positive changes, isn’t it? Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) have become the first workforce to produce a net carbonzero response in…
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Kidney network and education

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20 Oct 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
I'm co-leading the "Action Learning and Education" workstream of the new UKKA Sustainable Kidney Care committee, together with Mark Harber (nephrologist in London). We're looking for a few volunteers…
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SLTSusnet on social media

Created on
13 Oct 2021
by
Rachel Barter
We're on social media! Connect with us on twitter, instagram and facebook. Twitter:…
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Sustainable Kidney Care Committee

Created on
4 Oct 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
CSH is excited to announce we have restarted our great work on sustainable kidney care, in partnership with the UK Kidney Association (UKKA) and the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition. Originally named…