A carbon footprint study of a UK renal service published in the Quarterly Journal of Medicinethis month confirms the importance of tackling supply chain emissions, revealing that the procurement of goods and services accounts for 72% of the carbon impact of kidney care - even more than the 60% from procurement in the

The white paper proposes that patients will be offered more choice of health providers and treatments, and this means that patients will therefore be more discerning of the practices of their providers.

As the second week of the UK's major climate change trial begins, support from advocates for public health grows daily including from Jenny Griffiths OBE, Geoff Meaden and Cathy McCormack.

“Thanks to Green Nephrology, sustainability is now regarded as an integral part of quality. The work over the past year has caught the imagination of the whole kidney community and has launched a social movement to provide better, greener and leaner kidney care. Waste in the NHS diverts resources from healthcare.