Better Kidney Care for All

This week we have chosen An Evaluation of the Role of Kidney Care Network Managers as our publication of the week.

This report explores the roles and achievements of three network managers, and highlights the vital role that kidney care networks play in a ensuring that all kidney patients receive timely and high quality care from the moment they are diagnosed.

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GPs should have anticipatory care plan discussions with older people suffering with co-morbidities, according to a recent study.

This would help ensure patients’ wishes regarding their final stages of care are widely known.

The study appears in this months’ issue of the British Journal of General Practice. Read the full article here: More

NICE has published a guide to support commissioners in local implementation of the Department of Health (2008) End of Life Care Strategy and the NICE (2011) Quality Standard for end of life care for adults.

The guide includes a commissioning/ benchmarking tool to help determine the service level that might be needed locally and to help cost and identify savings associated with commissioning.

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