Renal Services at London Bridge Hospital
We are very proud to state that our Critical Care and Renal services have been rated as “Outstanding” by our regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at the last inspection.
Kidney care at London Bridge
Established in 1986, the service also provides living donor kidney transplantation through our team of leading transplant surgeons and nephrologists. This is supported by a haemodialysis unit, renal nurse specialists, transplant co-ordinator and a trained renal Resident Medical Officer (RMO). The renal dialysis unit runs a 24-hour on-call service to cover any out of hours emergency dialysis treatment. Here at London Bridge Hospital we’re able to provide complex care and services including:
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Living donor kidney transplantation
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Kidney dialysis, including haemodialysis and haemodial filtration
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Haemofiltration in the intensive care setting, usually in the context of acute kidney injury
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Laparoscopic nephrectomy, also in the context of kidney cancer
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Hypertension management including ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and non-invasive hemodynamic assessment
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) or percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for the treatment of kidney stones
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Kidney embolisation in the context of kidney cancer
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Interventional renal procedures
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All modalities of renal imaging including renal ultrasound scan, CT, MRI
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Nuclear medicine including MAG3 renogram scan, an instance of radioisotope renography
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Comprehensive laboratory investigations including Glomerular filtration rate (GFR or eGFR) assessment to measure kidney function
London Bridge hospital renal transplantation
London Bridge Hospital is one of only a handful of private hospitals to perform living donor renal transplants in the UK and is licensed as an organ transplant centre regulated by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA). The living donor renal transplant programme at London Bridge Hospital is built around three core strengths:
1. Multidisciplinary team
The collaborative nature of our multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) ensures that patients have access to the expertise of renal transplant surgeons, nephrologists, transplant nurses, pharmacists and consultants of other related specialities working as a team. This team is in place from initial evaluation through to transplant admission and post-transplant care. This approach means decisions are based on the collective views of a number of specialists.2. An established service
London Bridge Hospital benefits enormously from its close relationship with Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, its renal transplant team, the tissue typing laboratory and the renal histopathology based there. Furthermore, their transplant unit is one of the largest in the UK, performing around 250 transplants per year.3. Critical care
The hospital offers first-class supportive services, including state-of the-art, level 2 and 3 intensive care facilities and the most up-to-date comprehensive imaging services supported by consultant radiologists with expertise in renal medicine. Completing the transplant team are our two full-time donor and recipient transplant coordinators.
A multidisciplinary consultant-led team
Renal Physicians
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
HCA UK at Docklands
London Bridge Hospital Private Care at Guy's
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
Consultant
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
Consultant
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
Consultant
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
Consultant
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Renal medicine (nephrology)
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London Bridge Hospital
Renal Surgeons
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Renal medicine (nephrology): Transplant
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London Bridge Hospital
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Renal medicine (nephrology): Transplant
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London Bridge Hospital
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Renal medicine (nephrology): Transplant
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London Bridge Hospital
The Portland Hospital
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Renal medicine (nephrology): Transplant
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London Bridge Hospital
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Renal medicine (nephrology),Urology
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London Bridge Hospital
The Wellington Hospital
London Bridge dialysis team
Dialysis and holiday dialysis are available at London Bridge Hospital. We provide the most efficient form of Dialysis – Online Haemodiafiltration (OHDF) – to outpatients and inpatients – within our 4-bed Dialysis Unit and in other environments such as our high dependency and intensive care units.
The dialysis service had a specific menu designed to suit the needs of people who have kidney problems, particularly those on dialysis. This included foods low in potassium, phosphate and salt.
Referring patients
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