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KQuIP is recruiting!

Quality Improvement Programme Manager Salary: £35,000 – £39,000Hours: Full timeContract: 12 month fixed term contract (with potential for extension)Location: home-based (south London and south east England). Please note, whilst there is no set location, much of this role will be working with our partners and stakeholders in the south east of England. What is the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership?KQuIP is a national collaborative, working to improve…

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Being a Transplant Recipient: The good, the bad, the ugly and the future

My name is Philippa.  I first heard ‘hypertension’ mentioned during my pregnancies in 1978 and 79, when I was hospitalised for rest as there was a risk of eclampsia.  Next time I heard the ‘hypertension’ word – and that my kidney results were not good – was in 2007. My GP called me into his surgery to say I should start medication.  I was very reluctant…

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Renal units across the East and West Midlands come together to improve access to dialysis at home

Despite national professional guidance and patient groups stating more people wish to dialyse at home there has been little consistent progress towards this in the last 10 years. In January 2019, ten renal units across the East and West Midlands began working together to address this unmet need, launching the national quality improvement project, DAYLife. The projects key objectives are to improve the care of people…

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