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Green Nephrology update Christmas 2011

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19 Dec 2011
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Frances Mortimer
Happy Christmas! Here's what has been happening across the Green Nephrology Network in 2011 ***Launch of online Green Nephrology Network*** This new network enables all members of the Green…
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Automatic IT shutdown - case study from Lanarkshire

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15 Dec 2011
by
Frances Mortimer
Jamie Traynor and Raymond Donnelly in Lanarkshire have contributed a Green Nephrology case study on the automatic shutdown of computers in the renal department over night. The scheme has been…
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Grants and loans for small businesses for renewables and low carbon technology

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28 Nov 2011
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Christelle Blunden
Dear allI spoke to the Carbon Trust todayhttp://www.carbontrust.co.uk/Pages/Default.aspxthey offer loans to small businesses taking up greener technologies, improving building efficiency on existing…
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Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Delivery

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11 Nov 2011
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Ingeborg Steinbach
Cost Saving Strategies for Renal Service Deliveries is promising to be an exciting case study driven one day event. The study day will take place on 1st December 2011 in London Paddington. If you…
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The mooncup- greener, cheaper, more reliable

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31 Oct 2011
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Christelle Blunden
Just wanted to do a little plug for the mooncuphttp://www.mooncup.co.uk/which I sometimes mention to patients with menorrhagia. This little device means women no longer have to use and throw away…
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RCGP Conference sustainability workshop

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24 Oct 2011
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Christelle Blunden
The sustainability workshop at the RCGP conference 2011 was well attended and alive with ideas and suggestions for advancing the agenda for sustainable primary care and identifying the co-benefits of…
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Anyone know any car-free GPs?

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18 Oct 2011
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Trevor Thompson
Dear SustainistasIf you do can you connect me up? I need some case studies for a book chapter! Also GP practices that have a pooled car for on-call and visits?TanksTrevorPS: I am 100% car-free myself…
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Couch Rolls Made with Recycled Paper

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18 Oct 2011
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Trevor Thompson
GuysDo you know anywhere you can buy couch rolls made from recycled paper?Trev
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Renal units in Kent are now counting the benefit from the installation of heat exchangers to dialysis machines.

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15 Oct 2011
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The project to retro-fit heat exchangers in dialysis machines at various renal units around East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust is nearing completion. Funding for 52 machines was…
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The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare secured Funding at Pitch Pledge Party

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14 Oct 2011
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Ingeborg Steinbach
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CHS) secured funding at last Monday's Pitch Pledge Party Event for the promotion of retrofitting heat exchangers to kidney dialysis machines throughout the…