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Key learning point: Reducing the burden of waste and improving its segregation into appropriate streams for disposal has positive environmental impacts as well as cost savings.
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The project was shortlisted for the Green Nephrology Awards 2012. The PDF award entry poster may be downloaded fromhere.
Key learning point: Electricity energy saving in patients homes – with…
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10 Apr 2024 •
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Kevin Gibbs, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Key learning point: Digitalisation of pathology reporting results in significant social as well as environmental and financial savings.
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis unit patient…
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10 Apr 2024 •
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Ian Stott, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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The introduction of remote monitoring with teleconsultation has the potential to improve the targeting of specialist care resources (financial and environmental) to deliver the…
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Duane et al. “Taking a bite out of Scotland's dental carbon emissions in the transition to a low carbon future.” Public Health 2012…
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27 Jun 2018 •
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Duane, B., Hyland, J., Rowan, J. S. & Archibald, B
Case study: a service line analysis of Nottinghamshire Healthcare's carbon footprint.
Service lines provide a means of organising clinical activities and linking expenditure to patient conditions…
Vince Mak's talk presents an important opportunity to reduce environmental harm from use (and over-use) of respiratory inhalers, which have a huge carbon footprint due to the use of HFC propellants:Dr…
10 minute clip of an interview withAnn Keeling, chief executive of the International Diabetes Federation. Excellent overview of the direct and indirect links between diabetes and climate change.
The Green Nephrology Summit 2012 was held in London on 26th September, organised by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and attended by nurses, doctors, technicians, patients, NHS managers, industry…
This slide set is from the WHO's Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, and covers Climate Change, Health and the role of the Health ProfessionIt covers:Determinants of health and which are…
