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Procurement activities in healthcare, especially within nephrology, contribute significantly to the environmental footprint. In peritoneal dialysis (PD), procurement of consumables such as dialysis…
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September 2025
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Larkin, J., Ligabue, G., Alfano, G., Martínez-Cadenas, R., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Yasar, A., Morisi, N., Arias-Guillen, M., Caiazzo, M., Donati, G., Duane, B.
Environmental optimizations in kidney care have been analysed as part of the EU co-funded KitNewCare project.Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using Ecoinvent database and OpenLCA software quantified…
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August 2025
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Duane, B., Larkin, J., Caiazzo ML., Arenas, MD., Griffin, A., Audije-Gil J., Mortimer, F., Attwell, H., Yasar, A., Martínez, R., Arias-Guillén, M., Gomez, M., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Ortiz, A
The European Union (EU)-funded KitNewCare consortium aims to create and manage a comprehensive EU-wide programme focusing on sustainability in Kidney Care. Around 850 million people have chronic…
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November 2024
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Duane, B., Steinbach, I., Stancliffe, R., Barna, S., Cameron, D., Barbieri, I.,Noruisiene, E., Mortimer, F., Gerritsen, K., Vanholder, R.,Donati, G., Alfano, G., Malyszko, J., Ligabue, G., Johnston, B., Wratten, ML., Caiazzo, M., Schmid, E., Ortiz, A.
We are happy to share our latest SusQI publication.In this paper we share the perspectives of 11 SusQI course leads from partner organisations on how SusQI can be successfully implemented in diverse…
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June 2025
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Victoria Stanford, Kathleen Leedham-Green, Alice Clack, Siobhan Parslow-Williams, Ayoma Ratnappuli and Frances Mortimer
Article Summary: Sustainable reuse of hemodialysis reject water for potato farming: a large-scale feasibility study in MoroccoJournal of Nephrology (2025)💧 Context: Hemodialysis generates vast volumes…
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April 2025
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Tarrass F., Benjelloun M., Razkaoui A., Benjelloun O., Ouahel Y., Kaoukabi A., Habib Allah M.
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…
A multinational survey of health care professionals on the kidney health impacts of climate change and the environmental burden of kidney care was conducted.Most participants reported knowledge gaps…
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Haemodialysis treatments generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mainly as a result of the equipment, consumables and pharmaceuticals required. An internal audit…
East London NHS Foundation Trust uses quality improvement as its approach to solving complex problems. This article uses a case study methodology to describe how the trust's programme of…
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August 2024
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Sarah McAllister, Juliette Brown, Auzewell Chitewe, Francisco Frasquilho, Sian Hodgkinson, Paul Lomax, Adam Toll, Marco Aurelio, Amar Shah
