Learn about the origin and progression of the Shared Haemodialysis Care Course since its inception in 2011.
2011: First grants
Yorkshire & Humber secures grants from both the Health Foundation & NHS Kidney Care to fund a two-year programme of Shared Haemodialysis Care.
2013: New venue
The course begins being hosted by BBraun in their Sheffield campus.
2013: Regional expansion
The Yorkshire and Humber course branches out to accept delegates from beyond the region and receives a gold award for best training programme in the Training Journal awards.
2014: Further funding
A Regional Innovation grant enables the course to continue training national delegates for a further 2 years.
2017: Kidney Care UK
The course begins to be funded by Kidney Care UK, the UK's leading kidney patient support charity.
2017-2019: ShareHD
A Quality Improvement Collaborative works with 19 Trusts across England to scale up Shared Care, funded for 3 years by the Health Foundation. This is underpinned by a study following more than 600 patients to provide evidence to support greater patient involvement nationally.
2019: Accreditation
The course receives accreditation by the Royal College of Nursing. The course continues to be accredited annually.
2021: Virtual world
The Shared Care course moves to an online format in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and gains patients to work with teams in co-production. Commercial partners continue to support and progress the shared care initiative.
2024: Relaunch of the Shared HD Care website
Shared HD Care moves to new home at Kidney Care UK and relaunches its website with a new design and branding.
Thanks to Tim Hunt who created the original website and provided continued support.
2025: Working with UKKA's DayLife programme
Shared HD Care works collaboratively with UKKA's DayLife programme to further develop shared care and increase options for home haemodialysis. A steering group and mentoring project was set up.
