Abstract
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) require polypharmacy to manage dialysis treatment. This can be complex, and involves the management of fluid balance, blood pressure, calcium and phosphate levels, anaemia, diabetes, anticoagulation and infection prevention. In the UK, renal services are increasingly being provided at district hospitals, within ‘satellite’ outpatient dialysis units attached to larger regional specialist units. Patients within these units do not always have access to a medical practitioner; therefore, non-medical prescribing (NMP) plays an important role. This article will focus on NMP within a 14-station haemodialysis unit in Lincolnshire where NMP has been successfully established since 2003 when the appropriate legislation was introduced.
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