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Green Nephrology Summit 2010
Birmingham Children's Hospital, 24 September 2010
Introduction
The Green Nephrology programme was founded in 2009 to improve…
The conversation in green nephrology has changed. Though water reclamation, recycling and energy saving are still important, a fly on the wall at last week’s Green Nephrology Summit would have heard…
Becoming a Green Nephrology Rep - well, for me it seemed quite logical as I am 'E.A.R.' environmental awareness representative for our Trust's green 'Treading Lightly' campaign, so why not join the 2…
A carbon footprint study of a UK renal service published in the Quarterly Journal of Medicinethis month confirms the importance of tackling supply chain emissions, revealing that the procurement of…
The Green Nephrology programme is looking for an enthusiastic health professional with experience in kidney care. After a brilliant first year, the programme is seeking to build the national Green…
As many of you will know, the Green Nephrology team had a busy time at the recent joint British Renal Society and Renal Association meeting in Manchester.
I’m grateful to Vifor for the invitation…
“Thanks to Green Nephrology, sustainability is now regarded as an integral part of quality. The work over the past year has caught the imagination of the whole kidney community and has launched a…
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A one-day national summit ‘Mental health services 2020- High quality, low carbon’ was jointly organised by the Campaign for Greener Health Care and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Participants…
Have you ever thought about how much paper we dispose of on a daily basis whilst at work? No, well you should. The other day I was putting a patient on dialysis, a simple cannulation procedure. I…