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Think Kidneys is pleased to report that in line with the requirement to report warning stage test results for Acute Kidney Injury, data from acute trust pathology labs is now being published on the Think Kidneys website. The data is submitted by pathology labs in Trusts to the UK Renal Registry and is in response to the Patient Safety Alert issued in June 2014 by NHS…

Please see our latest Case Study by Sally Fray, Critical Care Outreach Practitioner from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT on establishing an AKI Service in a tertiary Renal Centre.    

Think Kidneys will be supporting World Kidney Day this year with the launch of new information for the public about their kidneys and how to care for them. We will also be attend The Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Kidney Patient Association event during the day to learn about the priorities for the future of kidney care, the patient perspective and to celebrate…

Please see our latest case study from Stephen Trowbridge, Acute kidney Injury and Diabetes Nurse Specialist at Royal Bournemouth Hospital NHS Trust on setting up a new AKI service.  

The British Kidney Patient Association is joining forces with the UK Renal Registry and NHS England to support better measurement of people’s experience when they have kidney disease. Through the Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) survey patients are able to report their experience on topics such as communication and support from members of the renal team, decisions, privacy and dignity and the environment. This work is…