A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020

A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020

Abstract The Renal Association UK Renal Registry (UKRR), established in 1995, has reflected the development of Nephrology within the NHS over 25 years. It has been gradually enlarged to provide a formal agency for a range of consensus initiatives. It remains the source of the national epidemiology o...

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Main Author: Eric John Will
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Renal Registry
NHS
Clinical informatics
Guidelines
Quality improvement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01997-1
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spelling doaj-dfe544b6751d41f981bdf780be6749982020-11-25T03:11:34ZengBMCBMC Nephrology1471-23692020-08-012111710.1186/s12882-020-01997-1A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020Eric John Will0Ex-Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAbstract The Renal Association UK Renal Registry (UKRR), established in 1995, has reflected the development of Nephrology within the NHS over 25 years. It has been gradually enlarged to provide a formal agency for a range of consensus initiatives. It remains the source of the national epidemiology of renal replacement, feeding NHS infrastructures and Health Services Research. An extension into acute and chronic kidney disorders is in hand. As a template for medical audit it has contributed to a quality improvement ethos derived from several methodologies. It now offers a multifaceted virtual platform for special interest groups and patient-centricity. Its transformation demonstrates one of the compromises that have permitted specialty development within the inconstant envelope of the NHS. If not always a bellwether, the clarity, form and scale of kidney disease provision still qualifies the UKRR as a demonstrator of healthcare possibilities to Medicine, Clinical Informatics and the NHS.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01997-1Renal RegistryNHSClinical informaticsGuidelinesQuality improvement
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A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
BMC Nephrology
Renal Registry
NHS
Clinical informatics
Guidelines
Quality improvement
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title A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
title_short A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
title_full A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
title_fullStr A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
title_full_unstemmed A short cultural history of the UK Renal Registry 1995–2020
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series BMC Nephrology
issn 1471-2369
publishDate 2020-08-01
description Abstract The Renal Association UK Renal Registry (UKRR), established in 1995, has reflected the development of Nephrology within the NHS over 25 years. It has been gradually enlarged to provide a formal agency for a range of consensus initiatives. It remains the source of the national epidemiology of renal replacement, feeding NHS infrastructures and Health Services Research. An extension into acute and chronic kidney disorders is in hand. As a template for medical audit it has contributed to a quality improvement ethos derived from several methodologies. It now offers a multifaceted virtual platform for special interest groups and patient-centricity. Its transformation demonstrates one of the compromises that have permitted specialty development within the inconstant envelope of the NHS. If not always a bellwether, the clarity, form and scale of kidney disease provision still qualifies the UKRR as a demonstrator of healthcare possibilities to Medicine, Clinical Informatics and the NHS.
topic Renal Registry
NHS
Clinical informatics
Guidelines
Quality improvement
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01997-1
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