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Renal Medicine
Service Summary
Haemodialysis is the filtering of a patient's blood to remove toxins, excess fluid and waste products. The treatment will normally take 4 hours. An "artificial kidney machine" performs dialysis.
The Haemodialysis Unit opened at York Hospital in January 1999. The Unit accepts patients from York, Selby, Harrogate, Malton, Pickering and surrounding areas.
The Unit is open Monday to Saturday from 7am - 11pm, operating 3 dialysis shifts per day; morning, afternoon and evening.
Satellite Units - these units are small nurse led haemodialysis units, and are situated in Easingwold and Harrogate.
The units are staffed by a Senior Sister, Deputy Sister, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Renal Dialysis Assistants and Domestic Staff and are open 7am until 7pm. There are no evening dialysis sessions available.
All Easingwold and Harrogate haemodialysis patients are cared for and supported by the Renal Multi Disciplinary Team who are based at The York Hospital.
Who's Who
Clinical Director - Dr Donald Richardson
Lead Clinician - Dr Paul Laboi
Directorate Manager - Sarah Lovell
Directorate Secretary - Pam Drake
Where to Find Us and How to Contact Us
The Haemodialysis Unit is situated on the ground floor at York Hospital - click here for hospital map.
Telephone number: 01904 725370
Meet The Team
| Name/Role | Contact Details |
| Dr Donald Richardson | Secretary: Jackie Snowden |
| Dr Colin Jones | Secretary: Wendy Dodd |
| Dr Paul Laboi | Secretary: Elizabeth Bellerby |
| Dr David Worth | Secretaries: Heather Thompson and Denise Rewcastle |
| Dr David Border | Secretary: Elizabeth Bellerby |
Haemodialysis Unit
Clinical Director - Dr Donald Richardson
Lead Clinician - Dr Paul Laboi
Directorate Manager - Sarah Lovell
Senior Nurse - Sister Zoe Adair
Description of Service
The Haemodialysis Unit opened at The York Hospital in January 1999. The Unit accepts patients from York, Selby, Harrogate, Malton, Pickering and surrounding areas. The Unit is open Monday to Saturday from 7am - 11pm. The patients generally require their dialysis treatment 3 times per week, but their Renal Consultant determines each patient's dialysis requirements.
We operate 3 dialysis shifts per day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. During Haemodialysis the patient's blood is filtered to remove toxins, excess fluid and waste products. This involves accessing the patient's blood supply. The treatment will normally take 4 hours. An "artificial kidney machine" performs dialysis.
A dedicated team of nurses work very closely with all members of the renal multi disciplinary team. This team includes: -
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Consultant Nephrologists
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Doctors
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Dieticians
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Pharmacists
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Social Workers
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Clinical Psychologist
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Administrative staff
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Domestic Staff
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Technical support
The multi disciplinary team endeavours to provide a holistic approach to encompass individual patient needs in a friendly and supportive environment. Our aim is to provide a friendly, effective and efficient service to all our patients and their families, irrespective of their age, gender or ethnic origin.
Space permitting the unit will take one holiday patient per week. All bookings for this to be made on 01904 725375 (Eleanor King).
Related websites
York Kidney Patient Association (YKPA) - Contact through York Renal Unit on 01904 725370.
Renal Specialist Nurses
Peritoneal dialysis specialist nurses (Maxine Brown, Ruth Mear, Liz Green and Pam Davison) provide training, support, advice and information to patients and carers having peritoneal dialysis.
There is a 24 hour on call service and staff can be accessed during office hours on 01904 726329.
Included in this service are the facilitation of a Patient Support Group for people on peritoneal dialysis and their families, this can also be accessed by people who are not yet currently on dialysis. The support group is evaluated by patients and staff as part of the user involvement process and patients are actively involved in giving feedback regarding the service through questionnaires. Also as part of this support group the peritoneal dialysis nursing staff are involved in the patients newsletter through circulation and contributions.
Renal Specialist Nurses Maggie Higginbotham and Hazel Wootton provide care and support for predialysis and transplant patients. We also give pre-dialysis counselling to patients and their families regarding all aspects of living with kidney failure, through discussion and access to relevant information. The team have contributed to York Renal Unit's publication of its own booklet 'Living With Kidney Failure' - available to all patients nearing dialysis and on dialysis.
Renal Satellite Units - Easingwold & Harrogate
The units are situated at Acorn Court, Church Lane, Easingwold and Heatherdene, Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate.
Renal satellite units are small nurse led haemodialysis units. We have one situated in Easingwold and one in Harrogate. The units are staffed by a Senior Sister, Deputy Sister, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Renal Dialysis Assistants and Domestic Staff and are open 7am until 7pm. There are no evening dialysis sessions available.
All Easingwold and Harrogate haemodialysis patients are cared for and supported by the Renal Multi Disciplinary Team who are based at York Hospital.
Space permitting the unit will take one holiday patient per week. All bookings for this to be made via the main York unit on 01904 725375 (Eleanor King).
