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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…
This guide and the associated tools are aimed at Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) that want to deliver system-wide commissioning which will, as a consequence, lead to healthcare services that…
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7 May 2013 •
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Forum for the Future, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Increased walking and cycling in urban areas and reduced use of private cars could have positive effects on many health outcomes. Within 20 years, reductions in the prevalences of type 2 diabetes,…
Dialysis units can make big carbon and £ savings by slimming down their use of dialysis consumables. This guide suggests how you can spot opportunities and measure savings. It's easy!
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Presentation from the Cost Saving Strategies in Renal Medicine conference on 1 December 2011. Describes a number of recent cost saving green projects from the Green Nephrology Network (many thanks to…
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Although an upfront expense, upgrading older water treatment systems offers significant environmental and financial savings. Furthermore, the upgrade saves nursing time and…
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2 Nov 2009 •
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Andrew Owen, Chief Renal Technologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
16-page A4 booklet designed for anyone responsible for facilities or budgets in primary care. The booklet aims to "Assess the potential for energy saving, highlighting key areas for improvement; Raise…
This is an editorial that was published in in the Psychiatric Bulletin in May. It sets out what practising sustainably in mental health might look like and how best to achieve it.
This poster demonstrates the economic cost and carbon footprint associated with current patterns of prescribing long term Flupentixol Decanoate depot injections. Results suggest that over £500,000…