The ‘NICE’ way to manage anaemia of chronic kidney disease
Emily Crowe Research fellow, The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions, Royal College of Physicians, London
Penny Ackland General practitioner, East Dulwich, London, and Guideline Development Group member
Alison Roche Independent nurse adviser, Five Oaks Solutions, Surrey, UK
Carol Anderson Advanced kidney care manager, Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Kent
Karen Jenkins Consultant nurse, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust Dept Renal Medicine, and Guideline Development Group member
Emily Crowe and colleagues highlight key recommendations from the NICE guideline on anaemia management in chronic kidney disease that are most relevant to primary health care professionals and use a case study to illustrate how these recommendations can be implemented
The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions produced the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline Anaemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease with the aim of offering the best clinical advice for anaemia management in adults and children with chronic kidney disease (NICE 2006). Guideline development involved systematic searching, appraising and evaluating evidence-based medicine. Recommendations were formulated at monthly meetings of the multidisciplinary guideline development group (GDG), with representation from nephrologists, anaemia nurse specialists, general practitioners, haematologists, physicians with a special interest in the care of older people, patient and carer representatives, and paediatricians.
Primary Health Care.
18, 5, 31-34.
doi: 10.7748/phc2008.06.18.5.31.c8230
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