The health sector is over the first hurdle in the race to reach carbon reduction targets and help limit the effects of climate change.
A report from the Sustainable Development Unit shows the NHS…
In this article, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox says that free wi-fi will allow patients staying in hospital to self-monitor their conditions using apps, maintain contact with social networks that can…
This evidence review looks at how the resilience of communities to climate change in the UK is currently understood and practised? It explores this varied and contested field to build the…
The Friends of Woodfield Park, a community group in Doncaster, have recently set up a weekly woodland walk in the grounds of the former St Catherine's Hospital adjacent to Tickhill Road Hospital. Last…
New research by the London School of Economics (LSE) shows that regular brisk walking is the best exercise for keeping weight down. The research compared 30min of high impact walking with the same…
Australian doctors are launching global campaign Doctors for Climate Action today - need as many signatures as possible before the launch, currently 542... http://doctorsforclimateaction.org/
This is just a short brief to let you know about the ongoing work the UK Green Nephrology group has been undertaking on tariffs for remote clinic consultations.
Many renal units operate over wide…
The Green Nephrology Advisory Group recently voted on the top two projects to take forward in 2015-16. One of the two chosen was the development of a "Green Guide" for new facilities.
There is…
What is Green Nephrology, why is it important to kidney patients, and how can patients, carers and local Kidney Patients' Associations get involved? CSH, the National Kidney Federation (NKF) and…
Members of the Green Nephrology Network have been collaborating with the National Kidney Federation to develop an information leaflet for patients about Green Nephrology. The leaflet is to be…