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Policy Statements

Here is a list of our Policy Statements and Policies and Procedures, click on each one to read:

  1. Abusive Behaviour
  2. Access Surgery
  3. Bicarbonate Dialysis
  4. Choice of Dialysis Therapy
  5. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
  6. Collection of Data by Non-NKF Personnel
  7. Diabetes
  8. Dialysis Capacity
  9. Elective Ventilation
  10. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 
  11. Fraud
  12. Generic Transplant Drugs
  13. Grants
  14. Haemodialysis Treatment Frequency
  15. Industry Partners
  16. Inequality of Treatment
  17. Investment
  18. Kidneys for Sale
  19. Living Organ Donation
  20. Organ Donor Systems
  21. Parking
  22. Patient Transport Services
  23. Patient Representation
  24. Payment for 'Away From The Base Unit Dialysis'
  25. Payment of Mileage to and from Dialysis - Private Motor Vehicles
  26. Peritoneal Dialysis
  27. Prescriptions for Renal Patients
  28. Private Sector Involvement in the NHS
  29. Provision of End of Life Care
  30. Quality of Life - Access to Life Enhancing Products
  31. Quality of Organs for Transplantation
  32. Renal Social Workers
  33. Responding to Medical Enquiries
  34. Safeguarding Policy
  35. Transplantation Treatment
  36. Visitors to the UK Receiving NHS Treatment
  37. Volunteer Policy
  38. Water Quality for Haemodialysis

NKF Lottery - Gambling Policies and Procedures
Information can be found on our NKF Lottery page.

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