Keeping patients informed and involved in appointment and care decisions:
Strategies to Optimise Remote Kidney Care.
Andy Henwood
Andy is a transplanted Kidney Patient after spending 4 years on Haemodialysis. Andy has been a patient Representative at his hospital unit as well as a patient lead in a number of regional and national programmes; the latest being the Health Foundation Funded Scaling Up programme called Shared Haemodialysis Care. “I am a keen advocate of patients having a greater understanding and involvement in their care, this includes working with health care professionals to help improve our quality of life and their quality of work. We are now creating a patient involvement network where kidney patients and carers with experience, can share their engagement and involvement experiences and learn from each other as well as promote and encourage best ‘co-produced’ practices.
