Dialysis treatment for end stage kidney disease is a burden on patients, taxpayers, and the environment. The carbon cost of dialysis is estimated to be seven tonnes CO2 equivalents per year. Although…
Tuesday 19th November 2013, 1:00 pm (GMT) / 8:00 am (EST) Join this webinar with Veolia Water to find out about the growing business risks relating to water use, the need for a pragmatic metric and…
Where do our responsibilities as clinicians begin and end? We all agree that, as clinicians, we are responsible for providing high quality assessments and management plans for our patients. I think we…
42 people gathered for this year's Green Nephrology Summit, held at Guy's Hospital in London on 25th September. Once again, we were a good mix of clinicians (docs, nurses, physios), technicians,…
The Guardian reports on how a website is helping those with mental illness rebuild their lives. This website is called'Connect and Do'. It helps users to connect with other people, do something fun,…
This doesn't look as good as the system pioneered in Bradford, but it's still good that other centres are looking at e-consultations to reduce the number of patients with CKD who are required to…
The Department of Health and the National Institute for Health Research Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Co-operative (NIHR D4D HTC) are collaborating to launch a new Small Business Research…
The focus at CleanMedwas different each day, with the first day focusing on ‘making the exceptional normal’. This was about different types of technological innovations that can reduce both financial…
Five questions to ask for sustainability issues.
Garbage
Is the waste separated so that only dangerous red waste is sent for incineration and the rest separated for recycling? This can be a…