Michael Nation

Kidney Research UK · Grants and Charity Services

This quality improvement project aimed to drive large scale and sustained change to reduce the burden of chronic kidney disease in the UK. The intervention is a software program that extracts relevant biochemical data from laboratory databases which then generate graphs of estimated kidney function (eGFR) over time. Graphs showing progressive kidne...

Background Patients who start renal replacement therapy (RRT) for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) without having had timely access to specialist renal services have poor outcomes. At one NHS Trust in England, a community-wide CKD management system has led to a decline in the incident rate of RRT and the lowest percentage of patients presenting with...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in people with cardiovascular disease. Interventions that can be delivered in primary care have the potential to slow the progression of the disease. People with CKD can be identified readily and reliably from GP computer systems. Objective: To rep...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a relatively newly recognised but common long-term condition affecting 5 to 10% of the population. Effective management of CKD, with emphasis on strict blood pressure (BP) control, reduces cardiovascular risk and slows the progression of CKD. There is currently an unprecedented rise in referral to specialist renal se...