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Duane, B., Berners Lee, M., White, S., Stancliffe, R. & Steinbach, I. BDJ (2017) 223: 589–593
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: National Health Service (NHS) England dental teams need to consider from a…
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Switching to the 44 to 1 concentration cans is a relatively easy process at negligible cost and may be a simpler method of reducing concentrate solution storage without…
Published date
May 2011
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Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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Climate change represents a major global public health threat. The very provision of healthcare itself has a significant untoward effect on the environment, to which kidney care is likely…
Colour poster / leaflet giving 10 practical steps to improve the sustainability of a dental service - please feel free to use and share.
Developed by HEKSS Dental Sustainability Scholars 2015-16,…
Key learning point"We advocate that every renal unit both in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe considers salvaging reject water as it offers a major opportunity to reduce not only the…
Published date
May 2010
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Connor, A., Milne, S., Owen, A., Boyle, G., Mortimer, F., & Stevens, P.
This is a practical tool for those involved in commissioning or building a new dialysis unit, or retrofitting an existing unit, to help with including sustainable features in the design.
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Chen, M., Zhou, R., Du, C. et al. Int Urol Nephrol (2016). doi:10.1007/s11255-016-1418-5
This study aimed to determine the carbon footprints of peritoneal dialysis (PD) with the different…
Article published last week in CJASN: "Heat stress nephropathy may represent one of the first epidemics due to global warming."
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Climate change has led to significant rise of…
This study used an audit approach to explore the potential for sustainability in dental practice by measuring the nature and quantity of dental clinical waste, and assessing the feasibility of…
The data set presents the carbon footprinting analysis of NHS dentistry which has been carried out by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare on behalf of Public Health England.
