Staff also enjoy shared care, as Elizabeth from Sunderland says
Before it was a case of the staff knows best but now you find that some patients know even more that the staff and they are a lot happier…I would encourage all staff to give it a go for the benefits of their patients
The documents below are the core tools that any team or unit needs to get started with shared haemodialysis care. Read the road-map to identify the key stages and identify hints and tips at each stage. The staff questionnaire and patient audit tool allow teams to understand where they and patients are at and so be able to focus on the right service improvements, training and support. Finally, the revised competency handbook can be downloaded and used by staff and patients as a status log.
Read the “what I tell my patients” article to see that shared care is about enabling choice and supporting the individual to share their care as much or as little as they want.
For more information visit the sharing haemodialysis care website.
