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Climate advocacy networking

Created on
2 May 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
Doctors and all health professionals are highly respected. Many of us therefore feel that we should use our position to speak out and make sure that people know about the climate emergency and the…
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SDGs in Action app

Created on
20 Mar 2019
by
Sue Campbell
The SDGs in Action app has been developed to highlight the Sustainable Development Goals. It is available to download athttps://sdgsinaction.com/ It has detailed information about each of the 17…
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Acid concentrate dilution

Created on
29 Nov 2018
by
Fraser Gilmour
From the sustainability session discussions at the recent ART conference it was identified that there are still a significant number of UK trusts using 1:34 dilution acidinstead of the stronger and…
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

Created on
15 Nov 2018
by
James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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Sustainability sessions at the Association of Renal Technologists Conference 2018

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18 Oct 2018
by
Fraser Gilmour
Great presentation by Dr Frances Mortimer at the recent ART conference in Grantham on the challenges we face to reduce our impact on resourceswhen providing healthcare and the work the green…
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International Green Nephrology

Created on
17 Oct 2018
by
Frances Mortimer
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) has expressed an interest in supporting collective efforts to improve the environmental sustainability of kidney care. This could…
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Animation of carbon emissions and healthcare waste

Created on
15 Oct 2018
by
Janet Richardson
This is a 2 minute animation that brings to life the extent of carbon emissions due to healthcare waste and inappropriate clincal waste segregation. It is based on research by colleagues at Plymouth…
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New examples from kidney units needed!

Created on
18 Sep 2018
by
Frances Mortimer
Dear kidney teams and patients, I have been invited to run a session at the Association for Renal Technicians' conference in October 2018. I will be presenting examples of green practice from…
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Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

Created on
12 Sep 2018
by
Chantelle Rizan
Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)? We are pleased to announce we have just started a new Sustainability Specialist Interest group- please do join us…
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Green Champions.

Created on
13 Aug 2018
by
Harriet Dean-Orange
Hi everyone. I am looking for information about Green Champions... Does your hospital or area of work have them. Who started the project? Do they get any Trust/employer funding for…