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Background and feedback

The vision for a renal commissioning toolkit initially came from The Royal College of Physicians (London) and the Renal Association Joint Speciality Committee for Renal Medicine. Subsequent discussions with the Department of Health identified a need to support commissioners with a practical toolkit to address the NSF for Renal Services, Part One (Dialysis and Transplantation).A Development Group with representation from a range of specialised commissioners, public health and renal network leads and supported by a patient advocate, national clinical leaders and the Department of Health Teams prepared the toolkit.The Toolkit aims to give practical advice and guidance primarily to commissioners and provides source documentation references.The Toolkit Development Group would welcome feedback on the document including whether additional guidance would be helpful.To send feedback or for further information, please contact either:

Jenny Scott
Head of Specialised Commissioning
Cheshire and Merseyside Specialised Commissioning Team

Dr Paul Stevens
Clinical Director of Renal Medicine,
East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust

• Email Jenny Scott: jenny.scott@cwpct.nhs.uk (opens new window)
• Email Paul Stevens: paul.stevens@ekht.nhs.uk (opens new window)