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The January 2020 bulletin for the DAYLife programme, the KQuIP improvement programme with the overall aim of improving access to and experience of dialysis at home, is now available. Click here to read updates from the project, blogs, events and interesting articles. For more information on The DAYLife project, click here
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A Health Foundation commissioned report of recent national improvement programmes for renal, namely ASSIST-CKD (co-supported by Kidney Research UK), Tackling AKI, SHAREHD and TP-CKD (NHSE funded) has been released and can be accessed here . These programmes are major achievements and are a testimony to the hard work of healthcare professionals and patients in renal services across the UK in leading and contributing to this work….
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How our kidney care journey began I was unaware of any problems with my kidneys until I had a blood test for other issues, some ten years ago, and my kidney function was slightly lower than the norm. For the next couple of years this was monitored, first by my GP, and then by Derby hospital. About 4 years ago, I was told that Dialysis would…
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Derby and Coventry renal unit have been working together on the KQuIP home therapies project, DAYLIfe, since January 2019. Here, Lindsay Chesterton from Derby renal unit shares why collaborating with different teams is important and how it has helped their project maintain momentum. Working in the NHS means that you are often surrounded by challenges. We can always strive for improvement but sometimes these obstacles can…
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Paul Cockwell, KQuIP Co-Chair The major variation in clinical outcomes and patient reported experience between and within renal services is a stark reminder that the system is the major factor in the quality of patient experience and in ensuring that each patient has the opportunity for their best outcome. A fundamental goal of quality improvement (QI) is to improve experience and outcomes for patients at a…
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