Bringing together patients, clinicians, renal technicians and others to share ideas for sustainable kidney care.

We're scaling up to carbon-neutral healthcare

The recent huge interest in climate change has created an unprecedented demand for our charity to help people to take action.

Reflections on training with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

Hello! Me and a couple of colleagues from the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQuIP) went to the CSH sustainable QI training day last month.

Health Care’s Climate Footprint Report HCWH / ARUP

Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action.

September, 2019

UNDP and SPHS member agencies seek consultancy to develop the Sustainable Procurement Index for Health (SPIH)

This is as a globally established, recognized and adaptable measurement tool for policy makers, manufacturers, suppliers, procurers, and health car

Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis

"More than 1,000 doctors including 40 professors, several eminent public health figures and past presidents of royal colleges are calling for wides

Simon Stevens shores up public health provision; implications for Sustainable Healthcare

As reported in this weeks' BMJ, Simon Stevens, has said that the NHS will commission public services in areas where local authorities are allocatin

Climate advocacy networking

Doctors and all health professionals are highly respected.

Acid concentrate dilution

From the sustainability session discussions at the recent ART conference it was identified that there are still a significant number of UK trusts u

"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing.

Outpatients: the future – adding value through sustainability

The Royal College of Physicians published a new report 'Outpatients: the future – adding value through sustainability' which seeks to re-evaluate the purpose of outpatient care and align those objectives with modern-day living and expectations.

November, 2018

Sustainability sessions at the Association of Renal Technologists Conference 2018

Great presentation by Dr Frances Mortimer at the recent ART conference in Grantham on the challenges we face to reduce our impact on resources&nbsp

International Green Nephrology

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) has expressed an interest in supporting collective efforts to improve the environmental sustainabilit

New examples from kidney units needed!

Dear kidney teams and patients,

RCP video on NHS environmental impact

Short animation to raise awareness of the NHS contribution to environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution, and encourage health professionals to look for environmentally friendly ways to practise.

Royal College of Physicians

September, 2018

Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)?

CSH sustainability school

A quick reminder that CSH has its Sustainability School coming up soon!

Nephrology Placements Required

I am a third year biomedical sciences undergraduate student at the University of Warwick, under the supervision of Rob Lillywhite.

Australia and New Zealand are catching up

Dear UK friends

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

Sign up to the CSH newsletter

We are going to be sending out a CSH newsletter next week..

Sustainability in QI - the time has come!

Health systems are in constant need of improvement - and in some cases total redesign.

Sustainable Specialties video - the Greening of Nephrology

A short video introducing the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare's work in supporting clinical specialties to improve sustainability. This video focuses on initiatives in kidney care, where the approach was first pioneered.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

September, 2013

CSH Publications list

Published reports and articles by CSH and CSH staff, including a number of articles on aspects of Green Nephrology.

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

September, 2014

About the Green Nephrology Network

What will kidney care look like in 10 or 15 years’ time, when carbon rationing is re-shaping the NHS?

Sustainable action planning in Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Unit

Using the Sustainable Action Planning tools, the team at the Renal Unit quickly identified carbon reduction opportunities, prioritised them, and moved into action. By the end of the first year they achieved:

Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Unit

December, 2010

Green Nephrology: A Model For Clinical Leadership (poster)

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 seventh dimension of quality in healthcare.

Green Nephrology Programme

May, 2011

Reduce, reuse, recycle in the dialysis unit

Background

Green Nephrology Programme

March, 2010

Telephone clinics in the follow up of renal transplant recipients

The renal unit at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire has been successfully running a twice-monthly telephone clinic to provide follow up to these patients since 2006. Annual carbon savings have been estimated at approximately 2000 kgCO2 equivalents.

Green Nephrology Programme

December, 2009

Conserving water in haemodialysis

When the Canterbury dialysis unit updated its water purification system with the installation of a new reverse osmosis plant in 1997, it was soon apparent that large volumes of reject water were being ‘lost to drain’.

Green Nephrology Programme

December, 2009

Retrofit of heat exchangers to haemodialysis machines

Renal technicians at the Maidstone dialysis unit have investigated the potential costs and benefits of retro-fitting heat exchangers to their existing Braun Dialog+ haemodialysis machines.

Green Nephrology Programme

December, 2009

Browse this Networks's Resources in the Resource Library

Green Nephrology Summit 2012 Flyer

The Green Nephrology Network invites you to London on 26th September 2012 to

Green Nephrology Programme

February, 2012

EDTNA/ERCA Handbook: Environmental Guidelines for Dialysis

The EDTNA/ERCA and Fresenius Medical Care have produced this Handbook for going green in dialysis. "Fifteen experts from 10 different countries have created the Guidelines over the past year. They contain all the state of the art knowledge to reduce the environmental burden of dialysis.

EDTNA / ERCA & Fresenius Medical Care

October, 2011

How-to guide: reduce dialysis waste with an equipment inventory

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!

“But everything we use is needed!”

Green Nephrology Programme

December, 2011

Green Nephrology: save carbon save money - slides

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 all who contributed).

Green Nephrology Programme

November, 2011

Summary of Green Nephrology case studies 2009-10

Green Nephrology Programme

June, 2010

SAP - sustainable action planning resources for clinical teams

SAP is a programme to support clinical teams in taking action for sustainability. Structured around two facilitated workshops, SAP helps front-line staff to learn about sustainable healthcare, focus in on their priorities and put together a green action plan. The action plan can then

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

February, 2010

Remote monitoring and telecommunications - safeguarding patients and the environment

Videos of presentations given at a meeting on the role of telemedicine in sustainable healthcare, hosted by the Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (Green Nephrology Programme) in London on 11 March 2011.

Green Nephrology Programme & Royal Society of Medicine

February, 2011

Sustainable action planning in Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Unit

Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Unit

December, 2010

Green Nephrology: A Model For Clinical Leadership (poster)

Green Nephrology Programme

May, 2011

Reduce, reuse, recycle in the dialysis unit

Background

Green Nephrology Programme

March, 2010

Green Nurse Network launched

Today CSH has launched the Green Nurse Network in collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing, the Faculty of Heath & Human Sciences at Ply

Green Nurse Network coming soon

It's about time CSH had a sustainable nursing network don't you think? Well, later this month the Green Nurse Network wil

Green Nurse Network coming soon

It's about time CSH had a sustainable nursing network don't you think? Well, later this month the Green Nurse Network wil

Remediating hospital paper cup wastage - challenges and recommendations.

Remediating paper cup wastage in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford – A summary

Innovation and Sustainability - how to make it happen - 26th July event

On the 26th July 2017 the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and the Royal College of Psychiatrists will be hosting an event, “Innovation and Sustai

Work experience opportunity with Centre for Sustainable Healthcare: Reminder

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is looking for a dynamic, creative and analytical Research and Communications Officer (volunteer position)&nb

Harvard school of public health climate change and health podcasts

These 15/20 minute entry-level podcasts recorded in February 2017 look at what we know about the way in which climate change affects health and the

JOIN US on the 29th June - quality improvement, international collaboration and sustainable kidney care

Building on all the fantastic work achieved in Green Nephrology since 2008 and following on from the commitment shown to high quality and low carbo

Naturally Healthy?

On 2nd March CSH and the Ecosystems Knowledge Network delivered a Valuing Nature Programme event to ensure that tools and methods are available to

Breaking the Fever: Sustainability and climate change in the NHS

The RCP launched a new publication titled 'Breaking the Fever' at the Medicine 2017 conference last week.

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