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Renal services information strategy: Supporting part two of the National Service Framework for Renal Services

Chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure and end of life care

Document type:

Publication
Author:

Department of Health
Published date:

14 June 2005
Primary audience:

Professionals
Publication format:

Electronic only
Gateway reference:

4524
Pages:

40
Copyright holder:

Crown

The Renal Services Information Strategy on Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Renal Failure and End of Life Care has been written to complement the publication of the related National Service Framework (NSF) for Renal Services, Part Two, and to support its quality requirements. The purpose of this strategy is to ensure that the implementation of the quality requirements in the NFS is facilitated by the availability of appropriate information for patients, families and carers, the public and healthcare professionals.

The main issues the Information Strategy addresses are:

Using information technology (IT) systems to give information to the general public, to try to prevent the onset of kidney disease
Using IT systems in primary care to identify, and call in for tests, people who are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CDK)
Ensuring that primary care IT systems support the diagnosis of CKD and the appropriate referral of patients to a nephrology team for their continued monitoring, surveillance and management in primary care
Using NHS IT systems to make information available to people diagnosed with CKD so they can make decisions about their treatment and ongoing management
Ensuring that IT systems in secondary care support clinicians in other disciplines
Ensuring the IT systems support the diagnosis and treatment of acute renal failure (ARF) and the better understanding of all aspects of AFR in care professionals, patients and their families and carers
Using IT systems in renal units to support patients with CKD in making informed choices about their ongoing treatment options, including non-dialytic treatment.

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