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Hawkes Bay District Health Board celebrated self-care renal service |
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Posted by Max Patmoy
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 |
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The Hawkes Bay District Health Board has celebrated the official opening of a new home dialysis training unit and self-care renal service.
The new unit at Ballantyne House in the Hawkes Bay Hospital grounds will give more patients the opportunity to train and learn how to use dialysis at home.
Renal clinical nurse manager Janine Palmer says since January, the number of patients on dialysis has increased by 50 percent.
Ms Palmer says patients treating themselves at home do well, and can maintain a more normal family life.
Annette Hilton Journalist
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