Research Article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services for patients with chronic kidney disease: findings of a national survey of UK kidney centres
Abstract:
Services for patients with kidney disease underwent radical adaptations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We undertook an online national survey of UK kidney centres to understand the nature, range, and degree of variation in these changes and to explore factors contributing to differing practice.
Introduction:
The COVID-19 pandemic had a seismic global impact [1, 2]. Mortality, especially in vulnerable groups, was high, and broad-sweeping, government mandated preventative measures, including lockdowns, impinged on all aspects of society. Health and social care services found themselves under unprecedented pressure, necessitating the rapid implementation of fundamental changes to service provision with the aim of concentrating resources on acutely ill patients suffering from COVID-19 infection and its complications…
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