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Haemodialysis is one of the most water-intensive treatments in modern healthcare — but how can we make it more sustainable in regions already facing water stress?September's Kidney Care Susnet event…
This study from Doncaster Renal Services evaluated reducing haemodialysis machine heat disinfection to once daily, instead of multiple cycles, to save energy and water. The team monitored infection…
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May 2025
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Poudyal, L., Long, L., Lockley, L., Choo, S., Kaki, S.
This project from Bradford renal services evaluated reducing the frequency of haemodialysis machine heat disinfections to cut energy and water use. Heat disinfection is essential for safety but is…
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May 2025
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Orlando, A., Bajet, L., McCarthy, J., Choo, S,. Lockley, L., Stoves, J.
This study presents the carbon footprint of the In-Centre Haemodialysis (ICHD) patient pathway in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, mapping emissions across key stages of treatment. It highlights the…
This is an A4 shortened version of the '12 steps to Green a Kidney Unit'https://networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/resources/12-steps-green-kidney-unit
Whether you are new to sustainable healthcare or been working at it for years, please take a look at the UKKA/the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare/Sustainable Healthcare Coalition '12 steps to Green…
In this advocacy article from the European Kidney Health Alliance, the authors describe the mutual impact of climate change on kidney health and kidney care on ecology. They propose an array of…
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April 2022
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Raymond Vanholder, John Agar, Marion Braks, Daniel Gallego, Karin G F Gerritsen, Mark Harber, Edita Noruisiene, Jitka Pancirova, Giorgina B Piccoli, Dimitrios Stamatialis, Fokko Wieringa
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“Finding money for green initiatives is always difficult, It would be wonderful if the Unit would re-invest some of its cost savings into more carbon reductions, for example to…
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January 2011
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Simeon Edwards, Renal Unit Manager, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
The Barwon Health Renal Service is recognised, worldwide, as an advocate for home nocturnal haemodialysis (hNHD). But, despite the major health and lifestyle benefits for patients using hNHD, we also…
John Agar and Katherine Barraclough have produced a fantastic review looking at the impacts of environmental change on kidney health as well asthe environmental damage caused bykidney services…
