Who the service is for
Patients who need acute or ongoing treatement for a kidney condition.
Renal service
At Basildon University Hospital there are 24 haemodialysis stations; this is the largest renal unit in Essex. The unit currently has over 150 patients receiving haemodialysis daily, six days a week.
At Orsett Hospital there are 10 haemodialysis stations with the capacity to treat up to 30 patients a day.
The unit provides both acute and chronic treatments:
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Haemodialysis
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Peritoneal dialysis
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Care for pre-dialysis patients
Services include:
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Renal support to other specialities
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Specialist management of patients with progressive renal disease
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Invasive investigation (angiography and biopsy)
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Haemodialysis programme for patients with established renal failure
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Continuous ambulatory and automated peritoneal dialysis programme, which patients carry out at home
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Renal transplantation follow up clinics
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Vascular access surgery
Investigative Nephrology
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General nephrology and pre-dialysis clinics
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Joint clinics for Diabetic Renal Disease
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Dedicated inpatient beds on Elizabeth Fry Ward at Basildon Hospital
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Full range of investigative facilities including ultrasound, angiography, nuclear medicine, spiral CT angiography and renal biopsy
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Hypertension clinic with 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
Acute renal failure and chronic end stage renal failure
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Designated renal patient beds situated on Elizabeth Fry Ward for patients with acute and chronic renal failure
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Haemofiltration and haemodialysis facilities on Critical Care Unit at Basildon Hospital for patients with acute renal failure complicating multi organ failure
Contact
Renal Unit Basildon: 01268 524900 ext 8206
Renal Unit Orsett: 01268 524900 ext 2288
Nephrology and General Medicine: 01268 524900 ext 8254
Renal Medicine: 01268 524900 ext 3937
