Renal

a sub topic of Clinical Transformation

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  1. Driving round in circles

    by Andy Connor on 13 January 2010 | Comment on this

  2. Going green saves money in kidney care

    by Frances Mortimer on 10 July 2010 | Comment on this

  3. Renal medicine can take the lead in greener healthcare.

    The decision by The Lancet to commission a 40-page report into the health effects of global warming should be taken as an indication that the medical profession can no longer ignore the implications of climate change. Renal medicine is among the first specialties to begin to pursue the changes in infrastructure and practice that will be required to tackle this impending public health catastrophe. Connor A, Tomson C, Mortimer F. British Journal of Renal Medicine 2009/10;14(4):19-22.

    from SHEBA on 29 April 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  4. The Sustainable Physician

    Mortimer-F. Clinical Medicine 2010, Vol 10, No 2: 110–11. A low-carbon health service will: be better at preventing illness; give greater responsibility to patients in managing their health; be leaner in service design and delivery; and use the lowest carbon technologies.

    from SHEBA on 09 April 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. The future of 'green' nephrology in the UK

    by Kirsty Langton, Communications Manager UK and Ireland, Baxter Healthcare, and Dr Frances Mortimer MRCP, Medical Director, The Campaign for Greener Healthcare British Journal of Renal Medicine, Volume 14, Number 2. Questions such as, 'What will kidney care look like in ten to 15 years’ time, when carbon rationing is reshaping the NHS?' and, ‘Will patients still travel three times a week to access dialysis or cover hundreds of miles to a transplant clinic?’ were just a few of those posed by the first ever Green Nephrology Summit, which was attended by Donal O’Donoghue, the National Clinical Director for Kidney Care.

    from SHEBA on 01 August 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this