The doors to a new home for the Acute Renal Dialysis Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) have opened after months of refurbishment, marking a significant milestone in the kidney care service.
The Acute Dialysis Unit (ADU) will provide patients with a much-improved environment to receive treatment. Staff have been closely involved in the new design to make changes that will have a big impact.
During the refurbishment the unit has been based in Ward 10 at BRI, but it’s now back in its new ‘old’ home with dialysis sessions in the morning, afternoon and a new twilight service to help treat more patients who need dialysis while in hospital or are admitted acutely.
The ADU provides dialysis to inpatients at BRI and inpatients transferred from Airedale Hospital, which doesn’t have its own renal service. Around 380 patients use the Trust’s main dialysis services at St Luke’s Hospital and Skipton Hospital.
Acute dialysis units provide emergency and inpatient life-saving kidney filtration for severe kidney injury or sudden failure. They also provide to chronic kidney patients as well as patients with medical acute and chronic illnesses who are admitted in hospital.
The ADU has a new procedure room and three single-bed facilities with shared bed bays including three dialysis stations, as well as clinical and staff rooms.
The work has also included essential infrastructure upgrades, new flooring and ceilings and the installation of a new air handling unit. Stained glass style panels are used as decorative covers for ceiling lights to reduce glare and ease patient anxiety.
Consultant Nephrologist, Mansoor Ali said:
This makeover has transformed the unit into a new, bright, modern designed space which is much needed for this busy service. It’s made an airy, light and calming environment which aims to make dialysis patients feel more comfortable and provide them with the best care possible.
