The acutely unwell patient with diabetes; thinking kidneys in primary and secondary care Last month, I was delighted to introduce the first ever session at the Diabetes UK conference on Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Diabetes, initiated by the British Kidney Patient Association. Following the launch of the first NICE AKI guidelines in 2013 (to which I was pleased to be able to contribute as a…
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From this month Acute Kidney Injury Warning Stage Test Results, which are generated when a significant change in creatinine concentration is measured, will start to arrive into general practice on existing IT systems. The change is the result of NHS England’s Safety Alert and detection algorithm, which has been implemented in most path labs’ information management systems across the country. GPs and practice nurses requesting serum…
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I’m Becky Bonfield and I’m the acute kidney injury clinical nurse specialist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. I’m in a unique position because my role sits within the patient safety team. I work closely with the renal team, but sit outside of it, focusing on patients within the Trust with AKI. This is what my working day looks like. Every morning I receive the…
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is acknowledged as a global healthcare challenge. Think Kidneys has been working across the NHS in England for the last two years to drive improvement in patient safety and outcomes for people with or at risk of AKI. Think Kidneys will be attending the 2016 International Forum in Gothenburg, Sweden next month where Karen Thomas, Head of Programmes for the UK Renal…
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As Nutrition and Hydration Week 2016 draws to a close it feels right to reflect on how the week has gone. This could be summarised quite simply – amazing. As you will know the aim of the week is to create a global movement that will focus energy, activity and engagement on nutrition and hydration as an important part of quality care, experience and safety improvement….
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