Information for families

In addition, we have the following specific information sheets:

• ACE inhibitors
• Acute renal failure
• Arterio-venous fistulae for haemodialysis
  
• Catheter: using a Mitrofanoff
• Catheter: looking after your child's suprapubic catheter
• Catheter: looking after your child's urethral catheter
• Central venous haemodialysis catheters
• Chronic renal failure
• Chronic renal failure in infants
• Erythropoietin (EPO)
• Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
• Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) test
• Haemodialysis
• Haemodialysis access
• Haemodialysis: arterio-venous fistulae
• Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)
• Haemolytic uraemic syndrome after kidney transplant
• Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Hydronephrosis
• IgA nephropathy
• Joubert's syndrome 
• Kidney biopsy
• Kidney failure: what next?
• Kidney stones
  
• Kidney transplant - a practical information for families
  
• Kingfisher Ward
• Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)
• Nephrotic syndrome (NS): childhood NS
• Nephrotic syndrome (NS): congenital
• Plasma exchange
• Rituximab information sheet
• Solitary kidney: life with one kidney
• Steroid treatment (long-term)
• Steroid treatment (short-term)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): introduction
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis
• Tissue typing for kidney donation
• Transition: getting ready to move on to adult health services
• Transplant information sheet
• Urinary tract infection (UTI) information sheet
• Vasculitis
• Vesico-ureteric reflux
• Victoria Ward
• Water deprivation test

Victoria Ward is a 16-bedded ward for babies, infants, children and adolescents with kidney problems. Patients include those from day case admissions to longer inpatient admissions and where appropriate patients and families may be housed in the patient hotel.

We work closely with the clinical nurse specialists in dialysis and transplantation, as well as having strong links with the Urology Unit.

We endeavour to provide family-centred care believing that children thrive when both they and their families are empowered and supported by staff.

Children are managed by the multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, play specialists as well as other members of the psycho-social team.