Initial impact of COVID-19 on Dialysis provision; review of international guidelines and adaptation of a hub unit’s service

The team at Aintree have shared their review: The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on many aspects of health care including the provision of dialysis. Two categories of patients have had the greatest impact on dialysis capacity. Those with COVID-19 related acute kidney injury and those chronic dialysis patients who required isolation or cohort dialysis because of the pandemic.

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Progress Report for BAME Community Investment Scheme Initiative 2020

This link is to the progress report, summarising the activities carried out by the organisations that were successfully awarded a grant in Autumn 2018 through NHS Blood and Transplant’s BAME Community Investment Scheme. This scheme aims to financially enable black, Asian and minority ethnic cultural or faith-focused organisations to undertake short-term projects in their community to address concerns and questions about organ donation after death and…

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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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