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Prescriptions form 60% of the NHS primary care’s carbon footprint. Overprescribing and polypharmacy are common, and worsen quality of care. Appropriate deprescribing is not harmful, can reduce falls,…
🌱 Environmental Nephrology and Sustainable Kidney Care – ERA Neph-Manual 2025 Chapter SummaryThis foundational chapter, authored by Maaike van Gelder, Frances Mortimer, Peter Blankestijn, and Karin…
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June 2025
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van Gelder M, Mortimer F, Blankestijn P and Gerritsen K
In our monthly Kidney Care Sustainability Networkevent, we explore innovative approaches to building greener kidney care. This month, we dive into one of the most debated topics in nephrology:…
In a renal service caring for approximately 40 patients dependent on central venous lines for haemodialysis access, the technique to access central lines was changed from using large aseptic fields…
The RPS Greener Pharmacy Guides and Toolkit have been developed to help pharmacy staff reduce their carbon footprint, so that the pharmacy profession can play their part in addressing the current…
Watch the talk by Lucy Brown, Clinical Lead, Sustainable Kidney Care ProjectIn this special update from the UK Sustainable Kidney Care Project, Clinical Lead Lucy Brown shares the latest on how kidney…
Project completed as part of the National Green Maternity Challenge 2024-25 by the team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.Team members:Dr Thomas Liney, Specialty trainee in Obstetrics &…
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March 2025
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Dr Thomas Liney, Specialty trainee in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Project completed as part of the National Green Maternity Challenge 2024-25 by the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT (NNUHFT) team.Reducing the impact of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy -…
Missed last Thursday’s insightful session with Dr. Stewart Lambie? Watch the recording now! 🎥👇Dr. Lambie, Consultant Nephrologist at NHS Highland, shared his experience implementing twice-weekly…
The article has testimonials written by the patient, donor, and kidney care provider. I found the patient perspective itself really useful—it talks about waste, challenges with recycling, laundry use…
