The Sunderland Kidney Unit has been has been operating since 1970. The main unit has over 20 haemodialysis stations and dialyses over 150 patients on a three shifts system. There is an associated satellite unit at Durham Treatment Centre dialysing 60 patients and a 40 patients dialysing at Washington Primary Care Centre, The Galleries.

We follow up over 200 prevalent transplant patients and have an expanding home therapies population with around 20 peritoneal and 20 home haemo, dialysis patients. A full range of renal services is offered apart from renal transplant, which is performed at the regional transplant centre at Freeman Hospital.

The renal services cover a population of 750,000. Tertiary care is provided to University Hospital North Durham and South Tyneside Hospital. Weekly clinics, including nephrology and anaemia clinics, are carried out Durham Treatment Centre, South Tyneside Hospital and Washington Galleries.

The on-call consultant is available for renal advice via the switchboard 24/7, 365 days/year, for urgent advice.

Renal Ambulatory Care is ran in the Renal Unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital and is used for ambulatory assessment and treatment of patients. The following activities take place:

  • Patient education and assessment
  • Intravenous iron, blood transfusion and cyclophosphamide
  • Rapid access for patients on  renal replacement therapy.

Becoming a Living Kidney Donor at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 

If you want more information on becoming a Living Kidney Donor at our Trust please click here.

Contact us

Ambulatory Care 0191 5656256 extension 47430

Dialysis Administrator/Holiday Coordinator 0191 5656256 extension 47438

Renal Unit Reception 0191 5656256 extension 47309

Durham Dialysis Unit 0191 5410265

Washington Dialysis Unit 0191 5027552

Finding us

South Tyneside District Hospital

Our Tuesday PM and Wednesday AM clinics are provided from the main outpatients department.

Sunderland Royal Hospital

The department of Renal Medicine is located at Sunderland Royal Hospital on A level, with easiest access from Kayll road. Services are also provided at satellite units in Durham and Washington.

Our team

Divisional Director

Angela Wadmore

Directorate Manager

Chris Black

Clinical Director

Dr Saeed Ahmed

Clinical Lead Nephrology

Rauri Clark

Matron

Rachel Thompson

Patient travel

Renal Dialysis Self - Travel Reimbursement Scheme

Do you travel to either Sunderland Hospital, Washington Satellite Unit or Durham Satellite Unit for Incentre Dialysis Treatment?

If the answer is yes you can claim back travel costs to and form your home to your dialysis unit through our Renal Reimbursement Self Travel Scheme. If you would like to sign up to this scheme please read the letter and FAQ below then complete the set up form:

If you would like any of the above information in paper format please ask your renal nurse or renal admin team at your next Dialysis appointment.

 

Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme (HTCS)

Have you, or your child, been referred to us for NHS treatment or tests?

If the answer is yes you may be able to claim your money back for travelling to your appointment through the Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme.

For further information please visit the HTCS page. 

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