Kidney Care Sustainability Network

View Summit Report online Read Green Nephrology Summit - "the greatest untapped resource in healthcare is the patient" - blog by Frances from October 2010. In September 2010, 72 delegates from…

The first Green Nephrology Summit took place on 25 February 2009. It was a day of discussion, learning and planning, which explored a new vision for kidney care in the future, and brought together a…

Key learning point: The implementation of a virtual Kidney Patient Results Review Monitoring Service for patients demonstrated significant benefits, including a reduction in patient visits to renal…

Results from the 2010 local Green Nephrology representatives survey: In full (although comments have been summarised) and as a single page summary for circulation and display. Also a ppt. file to use…

This project was the winner of the 2011 Green Nephrology Award Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust James Dixon, Trust Waste Officer (and Chair of Sustainability Working…

Key learning point: Central Acid Delivery can reduce acid and packaging waste, saving just over 16,000 kg of CO2 annually as well as over £23,000 per year Setting/Patient Group: Dialysis…

Key learning point: Recycling waste concentrate water from hospital’s renal unit offers significant water, carbon, and financial savings Setting/Patient Group: Renal Unit, Lister Hospital Issue…

Key learning point: Administering IV antibiotics by bolus instead of infusion where possible offers great cost and carbon savings as well as more efficient use of nursing time. Savings could be…

Audio recording of kidney patient, Andy Williamson, speakingto the Green Nephrology Summit 2010 about his personal journey and the growing realisation of his dependence on finite resources that are…

Key learning point: A simple code created and introduced in under an hour offers financial, electrical and carbon savings by automatically switching off PCs after a period of inactivity. With no…