Renal Association

“these guidelines have been finalised and agreed between the Trusts and we enclose a copy.”

“We recommend that all hospital switchboards, Emergency Departments and relevant personnel have a master copy of local specialist centre contact details so any query at any time can be appropriately directed.”

“We recommend that all staff are advised of internal escalation routes. Relevant clinical colleagues should be aware of internal escalation routes to clarify whether off-site specialist input is required. We would expect this to be achieved by asking the Consultant responsible for the patient's care or their deputy.”

“We advise that electronic information sharing in real-time should be the gold standard for information sharing. In the case of kidney patients, we would expect to be informed about all patients admitted for care in another hospital or elsewhere in our own hospital who have chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD G5) or who are receiving dialysis treatment or who have a kidney transplant.”

“We confirm that staff at UHCW are aware of internal escalation routes. The escalation of concerns is via the renal registrar and renal consultant. We confirm that UHCW has shared and agreed with George Eliot Hospitals the indications for referral to us as a specialist unit, and the routes for referral.”

“Electronic patient sharing of blood test results in real-time exists for patients who are already known to UHCW Renal Department, whether admitted to GEH or SWFT. In addition,”

“Turnaround times for all pathology labs are published in CWPS Handbook V16 May 2024.pdf.”

“We recommend that all hospital switchboards, Emergency Departments and relevant personnel have a master copy of local specialist centre contact details so any query at any time can be appropriately directed.”