Inpatient Care

Inpatient beds for general nephrology are located on Ward 108 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

In-patient care is provided by a Multidisciplinary team including Consultant nephrologists, Registrars, Nursing, Allied Health Professionals, and Pharmacy.

The renal ward cares for:

• Patients with acute kidney failure/newly diagnosed kidney disease
• Patients with chronic kidney failure requiring nursing/medical assessment
• Patients with kidney disorders requiring investigations/treatments
• Transplant patients requiring assessment/nursing and medical care
• dialysis patients with problems related or unrelated to their renal failure or dialysis.
• Patients who are admitted for surgery to have a fistula creation or a line insertion (catheter) for dialysis access to enable haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatments to be carried out

Ward 108 provides a regional service for patients and their families throughout Grampian and Orkney and Shetland.