DIALYSIS patients at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will now have greater involvement in their care.

It’s thanks to the new Shared Haemodialysis Care Unit (SHCU), which officially opened on August 18.

The creation of the new unit was achieved with support from Sovereign Health Care and the Friends of St Luke’s Hospital volunteer group, which donated more than £250,000 to the cause between them.

Dr John Stoves, consultant in nephrology and renal clinical lead at the trust, said: “We embarked on this project with our patients a few years ago.

“The SHCU will help patients who wish to participate actively in their dialysis care, from helping with setting up their dialysis equipment through to connecting themselves to their dialysis machine.

“Some of our patients may also subsequently decide that they prefer to manage their dialysis treatment in the home setting.”

Studies have shown that patients benefit if they are actively connected and working with their renal team to manage their care.

Dr Stoves added: “None of this would have been possible without the generosity of Sovereign Health Care and the Friends of St Luke’s.

“It has been a tremendous collaborative effort and I am very proud of what has been achieved.”

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