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Caring for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease at the End of Life – Ten Top Tips
10 November 2011
‘10 Top Tips’ is a guide produced by NHS Kidney Care to help GPs and primary care professionals provide high quality end of life care to patients with advanced kidney disease.
Written by Dr Lucy Thompson, a GP from Trowbridge Wiltshire, and a member of the Macmillan GP Adviser Team, the 10 Top Tips are designed to raise awareness about the needs of kidney patients who are nearing the end of their lives. They also signpost GPs to more information where needed.
Dr Thompson explains: “It is hoped these tips will give GPs more confidence about providing good end of life care at home to kidney patients. For many GPs the thought of trying to manage a patient with advanced kidney disease at the end of their life can be quite challenging.”
The tips cover a range of topics, from how to identify patients who may be nearing the end of their lives and working with the multidisciplinary team to check what plans are already in place, to guidance on symptoms and medication for patients with advanced kidney disease.
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