Here is a round-up of the latest news from the Transforming Participation in Chronic Kidney Disease programme, our partners we are working with and others interested in the progress of the programme.
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The Journal of General Practice Nursing has published an article by Christine Catley, Renal Research Nurse from Broomfield Hospital, Essex, on managing CKD for Practice Nurses. It includes a perspective from a CKD patient about his care by the GP, Nephrologists and Research team. The article can be accessed by logging into the Journal’s website.
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The TP-CKD second Learning and Sharing Peer Review Event took place in Birmingham on 10th May 2016. This event provided further opportunities for the units in cohort 1 to meet in their teams of patients and clinical staff to build on the principles of co-production that they have been developing locally, and to share the successes and challenges they had experienced in implementing ‘Your Health Surveys’ within…
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10 March 2016 was World Kidney Day and Think Kidneys showcased our new information for everyone on ‘Almost everything you need to know about your kidneys’ (click to view) Unveiling the information on a banner at the RCGP’s event – ‘making kidney care a priority in primary care’ – it was well received as useful and practical information for anyone wanting to know about their kidneys,…
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NHS England’s most recent web publication (10 March 2016) is all about Improving discharge from secondary to primary and social care. The eight standards for the communication of patient diagnostic test results on discharge from hospital can be accessed here, and include two case studies which relate and are relevant to renal care. The case studies outline the information which needs to be shared between health…
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Our new Infographic covers (almost) everything you need to know about your kidneys
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