As a renal social worker, I often work alongside other members of the renal team to offer practical support or advice to those living with kidney disease. This can involve:

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• Talking through the practical or social implications of treatment decisions in order to help maximise quality of life and wellbeing.

• Listening, informing, assessing and planning in a range of personal, emotional and practical issues e.g. finance, housing etc. 

• Preventing problems or providing support in a crisis. 

• Completing home visits to discuss treatment options and talk through what is best for you as an individual/family.

• Support with benefit applications, appeals and change of circumstances.

• Charitable grant applications - to be used for financial assistance, sheds for storage of dialysis equipment, holidays etc.

• Support to access food banks, local authority schemes such as Blue Badges, disability grants etc. 

• Supporting families with housing issues including re-housing requests, adaptations to enable better home care, council tax benefits etc.

• Support with work issues such as advice on how to negotiate with employers to attend medical appointments.

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Please don't hesitate to reach out if you feel I can help with any of the above or if you have a question about something not mentioned above. We are here to help.

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