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Sustainability and the NHS: video consultations are an opportunity

  1. Alexander Woywodt, consultant nephrologist
  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, UK
  1. Alex.Woywodt{at}lthtr.nhs.uk

I agree with Issa and colleagues1 that healthcare systems cannot operate effectively without sustainability as a central consideration in every aspect of their functioning. Video consultations are an opportunity for reducing the carbon footprint of care.

Our regional renal centre recently studied the carbon dioxide saving of converting a large proportion of appointments in a single outpatient clinic from face-to-face to video. …

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