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Setting/Patient Group:Renal Unit
Issue to be addressed:
Renal units are resource-intensive areas. An action plan was devised to improve resource efficiency.
Intervention:
2-3hrs…
Created on
15 May 2023 •
by
Simeon Edwards, Renal Unit Manager, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Setting/Patient Group:Dialysis Unit
Issue to be addressed:
Haemodialysis requires a concentrated acidic solution which is usually created using a 34:1 ratio of dilution (34 parts water: 1 part…
Created on
18 Oct 2022 •
by
Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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…
Educational outputs of the Green Nephrology Fellowship 2009-10; including medical leadership skills developed, academic qualifications, conference presentations, research carried out and publications…
The renal department at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust conducted a ten month pilot study of a Kidney Patient Results Review Monitoring Service from June 2011 to March 2012. Patients with…
Created on
1 Jun 2011 •
by
Mel Geall, PRMS Nurse, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Poster presented at the British Renal Society/ Renal Association 2001. Sustainability is an effective motivator for staff and patients to engage in service improvement, and has been described as the…
The Renal Unit produces huge amounts of waste plastic and cardboard during its clinical activities. In order to recycle this waste the Trust installed two new pieces of equipment. A cardboard…
Created on
1 Mar 2011 •
by
James Dixon, Trust Waste Officer (and Chair of Sustainability Working Group), Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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…
The dialysis unit was previously supplied with 6 litre plastic cans of dialysate acid solution through weekly orders. These were delivered on pallets and could not be stacked to save on storage…
Created on
14 Feb 2011 •
by
Andrew Owen, Chief Renal Technologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust