Renal Service

The Armadale Health Service provides a comprehensive Renal Service that includes:

• pre-dialysis assessment and patient/carer education
• renal dialysis – acute and chronic haemodialysis
• dialysis access service - haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
• renal transplant assessment and renal transplant follow up
• consultation liaison service to General Surgery, General Medicine, Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• undergraduate/ post graduate teaching, training and research
• Renal Palliative Care.

The service can be accessed by patients:

• over the age of 16 with acute and chronic renal medicine needs requiring the care of a specialist Renal Physician
• who are not expected to deteriorate or require high level intensive care
• in end stage renal failure currently receiving renal dialysis (haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis)
• on home dialysis therapies requiring medical care for dialysis and non-dialysis related issues
• presenting with dialysis access related problems
• whose care have been transferred from a tertiary hospital by their consultant.

Visit the Renal Dialysis Unit page to learn more.