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Sustainability Series: Green Nephrology Guides

Our Green Nephrology guides support you to implement simple but significant changes to make your renal unit more sustainable.

This month we’ve been looking at how kidney care is being transformed to become a more environmentally and financially sustainable specialty. Renal units across the country have saved carbon, money and time, and have improved patient experience while they’re at it.

Many of these interventions have been developed with CSH, and we are pleased to now launch our Green Nephrology Guides. As well as reducing carbon emissions, these interventions reduce costs by increasing efficiency, save time and improve patient experience.

We’ve also made these downloadable as pdfs, so feel free to share round your units.

If you have any questions, would like further advice on implementing such interventions, or have experiences of sustainable kidney care you would like to share with us and the Green Nephrology Network, please contact info@sustainablehealthcare.org.uk.  

1. Procurement

Green nephrology procurement guide

More info:

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/bradford-teaching-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/central-delivery-acid-haemodialysis

Case study: Central Manchester University Hospital – Haemodialysis

2. Waste Disposal

Green Nephrology waste disposal guide

More info:

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde/waste-management-renal-dialysis-unit-case-study-how-guide

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/nhs-fife/reducing-waste-dialysis-unit-queen-margaret-hospital-dunfermline

3.  Energy

Green nephrology energy guide

More info:

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/east-kent-hospitals-university-nhs-trust/retro-fit-heat-exchangers-haemodialysis-machines-case-study

4. Water 

Green nephrology water guide

More info:

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/east-kent-hospitals-university-nhs-trust/conserving-water-haemodialysis-case-study-and-how-guide

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/ashford-st-peter%E2%80%99s-hospital-nhs-trust/conserving-water-haemodialysis-case-study-and-how-guide

5. Remote Disease Management

Green nephrology disease management guide

More info:

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust/pilot-study-kidney-patient-results-monitoring-service

http://map.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/university-hospitals-coventry-and-warwickshire-nhs-trust/telephone-clinics-follow-renal-transplant-r