The Green Nephrology Network brings together patients, clinicians, renal technicians, industry partners - and anyone else interested! - to share ideas for sustainable kidney care. Please join us - register via the link on the right of this page.
"Kidney care is an outstanding example of how a community of professionals and patients can not only talk about sustainable ways of prevention and care but actually start doing it." Dr David Pencheon OBE, Director, NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Green Nephrology Summit 2013 - registrations open!
News Article Frances 05/06/2013 - 6:32pm
You can now register for this year's annual get together of the Green Nephrology Network.
Green Nephrology Awards 2013 - open to entries
News Article Frances 16/05/2013 - 11:59am
Kidney units are invited to share their local successes via this year's Green Nephrology Awards. Shortlisted entries will be presented in poster format at the CleanMed Europe conference 17-19th September (in Oxford), and at the Green Nephrology Summit on 25th September (at Guy’s Hospital in London). Awards for outstanding entries will be presented at the Summit.
Video: I want my NHS to be a sustainable NHS
Video Podcast Anonymous 10/05/2013 - 8:05pm
This video was made by a group of UK students (www.healthyplanetuk.org) made for this year's NHS Sustainability Day - have a watch and share - You can contact us on twitter @HealthyPlanetUK.
Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations!
News Article aya.suganuma 17/04/2013 - 2:04pm
We are looking for inspiring examples of sustainable healthcare to showcase and discuss at CleanMed Europe 2013 conference 'Pathways to Sustainable Healthcare'.
Whether you are a researcher, practising healthcare professional or work in healthcare infrastructure please do submit your ideas to us in the form of a short written paragraph by April 30th 2013.
Australian colleagues launch Green Dialysis website
Blog Article Frances 10/04/2013 - 10:52am
The strap line for the new Green Dialysis website is "eco-dialysis… a more thoughtful future". http://greendialysis.org/ documents the eco-journey of the Barwon Health Renal Service, which began with helping home haemodialysis patients to cut their water bills.
Junior Doctor Sustainability Fellow
Blog Article Amy Alsop 27/03/2013 - 6:18pmMy name is Amy and I am the junior doctor ‘Sustainability Fellow’ for the Severn Deanery. It is a new post this year so I have a blank slate to work with. It is a post I have taken on in addition to being a full time junior doctor. My job description is to use my role as a clinician to help promote sustainable working practices in the deanery and thus reduce carbon emissions.
Register Now for the 4th CleanMed Europe Conference: Pathways to Sustainable Healthcare!
Blog Article Ingeborg 25/03/2013 - 2:38pm
Healthcare without Harm Europe and CSH are pleased to invite you to the 4th CleanMed Europe conference on 17th 18th 19th September 2013 in Oxford where you can share problems and solutions with 450 others working on the interface between health and the environment.
NHS Sustainability Day - Nine Award Categories Announced!
News Article Ingeborg 06/03/2013 - 4:31pm
With less than 30 days to go to NHS Sustainability Day on Thursday 28th March the final countdown is on and today the nine award categories for this years event have been announced. All categories have been individually sponsored and each winning Trust will receive a unique trophy and be showcased on the website.
Possible Green Nephrology Fellowship opportunity 2013-16
News Article Frances 27/02/2013 - 5:13pmThe Centre for Sustainable Healthcare may soon be appointing to a new Green Nephrology Fellowship, linked to “a highly visible demonstration project showcasing radical redesign of a clinical service to deliver sustainable patient-centred care”.
Call for Expressions of Interest for Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency in the NHS
News Article Ingeborg 06/02/2013 - 2:12pm
NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts can bid for a share of £50 million capital funding to invest during 2013-14. The funding will support new and innovative projects to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and increase resilience to climate change.
Initial expression of interest bids must be submitted by 28 February 2013.
