Non-OUH leaflets
British Journal of Renal Medicine
A series of leaflets: "What I tell my patients about…" - British Journal of Renal Medicine
UK Kidney Association
Patient information leaflets - UK Kidney Association
Patient resources
Taking your Blood Pressure (BP) at home
You may find this Blood Pressure Diary (Excel spreadsheet) helpful. Please save it to your computer and use it to write the results of your blood pressure readings.
If you can, please measure your blood pressure in the morning and afternoon in the week before you see or speak to your Renal Team.
There is more information on the spreadsheet:
Blood Pressure Diary (Excel, 12 KB)
Exercise
Exercise is important for physical and mental health. The information below may help you - please check with a health professional that it is safe for you to exercise.
If you are on dialysis, your healthcare professional can offer you advice about exercising with your dialysis access.
Videos
These exercise videos will help you exercise at home. When you start, don't do too much at once; steadily build up the amount you do.
Make it more fun by involving someone you live with, or share the video with friends so you can exercise virtually together.
This video has been developed in conjunction with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
If you would prefer a leaflet, please ask one of our staff for a copy.
'Chair-based Exercises' For Strength and Balance, Health and Wellbeing - Oxford Health / Clear Trust
Kidney Beam
Access on-demand videos, live classes and progressive programmes led by specialist physiotherapists and exercise instructors who are either trained in, or live with, your health condition.
How it works - Beam
My Kidney Care Record
Below are additional notes and blood pressure record pages for 'My Kidney Care Record', for patients to download and print.
Useful websites
Kidney Patient Guide
Information for patients with kidney failure and their carers
Kidney Care UK
Practical support and information for people with kidney disease
Six Counties Kidney Patients Association
Run for patients, by patients or family members, for people with kidney disease or on dialysis
National Kidney Federation
Practical support and information for people with kidney disease
UK Kidney Association - Rare Renal
Information on rare kidney diseases from UK-based kidney doctors promoting research. Join the register to find out about potential new treatments and clinical trials
Chronic Kidney Disease Overview - NHS website
OUH Patient Portal - Health for Me
Please ask a member of our team to sign you up
Online Patient Advisory Panel
Patient and carers, can you help us?
We have an Online Patient Advisory Panel and would really like your feedback on our information leaflets and research that we are planning in the Oxford Kidney Unit and Transplant Unit.
The areas of care covered are:
- Pre dialysis / Chronic Kidney Disease
- Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Kidney, Pancreas and Intestinal Transplantation
For more information please contact us.
Tel: 01865 225 360
Email: renalandtransplanttrials@ouh.nhs.uk