Home Therapies

Increasing uptake of self/shared care and home therapies

Types of care

• Home Haemodialysis (HHD)
• Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

Our aim

• Increase number of patients on haemodialysis carrying out self care.
• Double numbers of home dialysis patients to meet UK targets.

How do we know we are improving?

• Increase in number of patients undertaking aspects of self-care and home dialysis therapy.
• Patient satisfaction questionnaires.
• Staff satisfaction questionnaires.

What changes are we making to improve?

• Education to staff and patients of benefits of self care/home dialysis.
• Patient information leaflets and videos.
• Promoting self-care/shared care before starting dialysis at the Low Clearance clinic.
• Promote home therapies (HHD and PD).

Why do self-care?

• Deliver real patient choice through Person Centred Care
• Improve patient experience - Increase patient self management, self efficacy and shared decision making.
• Increase the health literacy of patients - To have a better understanding of their condition.
• Improve staff morale - Leading to increased job satisfaction and new opportunities.
• Increase your haemodialysis capacity year on year - through more effective resource use

Patient comments:

• “I feel more in control of my health and treatment”
• “I don't have to wait for a nurse to put me on”
• “I can spend more time with my family when doing PD”