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Dialysis capacity: follow on from NHS Management Board.

  • Document type:
    Dear colleague letter
  • Author:
    Donal O'Donogue, National Clinical Director for Kidney Care, Department of Health
  • Published date:
    27 December 2007
  • Primary audience:
    Chief executives
  • Gateway reference:
    9289
  • Pages:
    2
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter, from Donal O'Donoghue, the National Clinical Director for Kidney Care, discusses the serious implications of insufficient dialysis capacity. It alerts PCTs and Specialised Commissioning Groups to the offer of support that Donal O'Donoghue has made to SHAs in their dialysis planning, and assessment of local dialysis needs

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