The KitNewCare project has launched a Call for Applications to recruit new Associate Pilot Sites, inviting kidney care centres across Europe to take part in the next phase of its work towards environmentally sustainable and climate-neutral kidney care.

Funded under Horizon Europe, KitNewCare is developing and testing practical tools, methodologies and care pathway improvements to help healthcare providers reduce the environmental footprint of kidney care while maintaining high clinical standards and patient-centred outcomes. To strengthen the real-world relevance and scalability of these solutions, the project is now expanding its network of clinical collaborators  .

What does it mean to be an Associate Pilot Site?

Associate Pilot Sites will support secondary pilot activities by testing and applying selected KitNewCare tools and approaches within their own clinical settings. These activities focus on assessing current practices, identifying sustainability hotspots, and exploring optimisation opportunities along the kidney care pathway.

Participation offers centres the opportunity to:

• Benchmark their kidney care practices across environmental, clinical, economic and social dimensions

• Engage with practical tools designed to support more sustainable and resource-efficient care pathways

• Contribute operational insights and feedback to help refine solutions for broader European adoption

• Become part of a Europe-wide community of healthcare professionals committed to sustainable healthcare transformation

Who should apply?

The call is open to kidney care centres, dialysis units and hospitals across Europe that are interested in improving the sustainability of kidney care services. Prior expertise in environmental assessment or sustainability metrics is not required, as guidance and structured support will be provided through the project.

Centres are expected to demonstrate motivation, organisational commitment and the capacity to engage in pilot activities within their routine clinical practice.

Contributing to system-level change in kidney care

By involving additional clinical sites, KitNewCare aims to ensure that its solutions are robust, transferable and adaptable to diverse healthcare contexts. Associate Pilot Sites play a crucial role in validating approaches beyond the initial pilot settings, helping to bridge the gap between innovation, everyday practice and long-term system change.

Participation also contributes to the project’s wider objectives of informing future clinical guidance, policy discussions and sustainability strategies in kidney care at European level.

How to apply

Interested centres are invited to download the Call for Applications and submit their expression of interest according to the instructions provided.

⬇️ Download the Call for Applications

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