Resources

We have designed a range of resources to support your Shared HD Care programmes. All content here is freely available for download, sharing and editing.

Establishing Shared HD Care in your renal unit

Patient handbook

Shared Care Patient Competency Record

The Shared Care Patient Competency Record provides a generic record of progress and competence that is attractive and easy for patients and staff to use on any dialysis unit.

Shared HD Care patient information materials

  • Article: What is Shared Care?

    From the British Journal of Renal Medicine. Use this to provide the facts when introducing Shared Care to patients and staff.

  • Haemodialysis, Kidney failure

    Kidney Care UK Shared HD Care patient information leaflet

    Download Kidney Care UK's patient information booklet on shared haemodialysis care (SHC). You can also order this booklet for your patients.

  • Haemodialysis, Kidney failure, Living with kidney disease

    Your health and wellbeing on haemodialysis (HD)

    Download Kidney Care UK's patient information booklet on health and wellbeing on haemodialysis, which explores shared haemodialysis care. You can also order this booklet for your patients.

Shared Care posters to download

  • "Why I do shared care" posters

    For patients and staff to describe why they like SC and displayed to promote your programme.

Working with healthcare professionals and patients