The in-house renal nursing education programme ensures that renal nurses are fully trained to give the best care and support to our patients.
We are an Investor in People and encourage and support continuing professional development for all our staff.
There are also dedicated patient education programmes for:
The renal unit has helped to pilot the expert patients programme and has a proactive kidney patients association.
We have developed links with primary care, both clinically and research and there is a proactive education programme to keep GPs aware of new developments in managing patients with chronic kidney disease.
We also actively encourage patients to access their own results online using Renal PatientView.
The expert patients programme
The expert patients programme is a lay-led self-management programme specifically for people living with long-term conditions. The aim of the programme is to support people in increasing their confidence, improving their quality of life and better managing their condition.
For more information about this programme, please visit the website of the programme or the Department of Health's website and search for 'expert patient'.
Renal PatientView
Renal PatientView provides secure online information about renal patients' hospital records, such as diagnosis, treatment and your latest test results. This enables you to access this information at any time and anywhere in the world, giving you complete control over who can see this information.
PatientView is only available from some UK renal units, including the one at St Helier Hospital. If you would like to gain access to this valuable resource, please speak with your haemodialysis nurse or renal doctor who will be able to put you in contact with the St Helier IT team.
If you would like to find out more about the work of the Renal PatientView team or see a demonstration of the PatientView system, please visit their website.
