Have you ever thought about how much paper we dispose of on a daily basis whilst at work? No, well you should. The other day I was putting a patient on dialysis, a simple cannulation procedure.

Mary Thomson has worked in renal nursing for almost 20 years, but in 2005-2008 she took a break and worked in the community, developing a programme for children aged 7-11 yrs to encourage active citizenship. A favourite activity was a visit to the local landfill site, where they saw composting & recycling on a huge scale.

Prion risk: where do we draw the line? Millions of nail clippers are incinerated every year across the NHS, as a result of policies to manage the theoretical risk of vCJD, according to an article by Julie Hotchkiss, public health consultant in Wigan.(1)