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Invincible to vulnerable: Keith’s experience, haemodialysis patient, UK.

I started in centre dialysis in December 2016 and realised very quickly, my need for routine in order to maintain a degree of control, provide headspace and stability. The timings of the session, the iPad to pass the time, reading books, and, of great importance, the tea and biscuits to break up the passage of time into manageable chunks. I am now quite settled, and time…

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COVID-19 – recent podcasts

Outstanding recent podcasts on COVID-19, comprising interviews with internationally renowned experts: Deep Background with Noah Feldman COVID-19 Conversations from the frontline UK – Part 1

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COVID-19

The RA website contains many helpful documents, and these are constantly being updated. The latest updates can be seen here. The renal professional and patient societies have released a guidance statement on dialysis away from base (DAFB). The RA COVID-19 Renal Community Briefing Call from 10 July 2020 is available to view. The Blood and Transplant Society (BTS) have updated their document which provides information about…

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RA January 2020 Newsletter

The latest edition of the RA newsletter is now available. Contents Click on the title to be taken straight to the article News and UpdatesUK Renal Registry updateKidney PREM results available nowKQuIP – building on the foundations of 20192020 clinical excellence awards2020 clinical directors’ forum – register now!UKKW2020 pop up session proposalsRA council meetingObituariesWorld Kidney Day 2020Kidney Research UK January update Vacancies and Feedback RequestsDraft guidelines…

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North East MAGIC Launch report – January 2020

On the 28th of January 2020 QI leads were asked to invite their patients and stakeholders to attend the launch of MAGIC. There was a presentation on ‘What is MAGIC’, the Kidney Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREM) data from the annual report was highlighted, as well as the regional updates from the units. The report from the KQuIP North East & Hull MAGIC Launch 28 January…

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