Author: bethcrosby

Susan Spence, Welsh Renal Clinical Network Manager What we did As the extent of Covid pandemic became clear and particularly in relation to the vulnerability of dialysis patients reliant on unit based dialysis, the Welsh Renal Clinical Network (WRCN) and partners collectively recognised the need to ensure that patients received calm, accurate and consistent messaging. Acknowledging that not all patients are comfortable with accessing social media…

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…

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…