My role as the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Specialist Nurse is to help patients who may require some form of renal replacement therapy (life with a transplant or dialysis) at some point in their lifetime. 

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Once an individual's kidney function drops below 20%, I would either visit that person in their own home or invite them to the Norfolk and Norwich Kidney Centre so we can have a face to face discussion about their options in the event that their kidney function deteriorates further to the point of needing treatment.

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We can talk about the following things:

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What your kidneys do in the body

Lifestyle modifications to maintain your current kidney function

Transplantation (if suitable)

Types of dialysis

Conservative management (not having dialysis ever)

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I also facilitate information workshops, drop-in sessions and organise a peer mentoring system.

Please click on the 'Events' button below for further information.

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I will be here to support you to make a decision when it comes to what treatment option you choose. 

Please don't hesitate to contact me - no question is silly and we can discuss things as much or as little as you like. 

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This is about deciding what suits your lifestyle the best - we want you to dialyse to live, not live to dialyse.

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