Renal
We provide a full range of care for people with kidney disease in a friendly and supportive environment.
We cover a wide catchment area, and offer treatment at King’s College Hospital and at dialysis units in south east London and Kent. This allows patients to have regular treatment closer to home.
Treatment and specialist services we provide includes:
- dialysis
- dedicated outpatient facilities and support for home and community dialysis
- haemodialysis at our dialysis units and at home; we also support holiday haemodialysis
- peritoneal dialysis (PD), including assisted automated PD and continuous ambulatory PD supported by our community team based in Sydenham
- acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease care
- anaemia management
- conservative kidney management
- plasma exchange services
- general and specialist outpatient clinics for people with:
- advanced kidney disease
- diabetes and renal disease
- lupus nephritis
- sickle cell disease affecting the kidneys
- polycystic kidney disease
- renal-liver.
Our clinicians also provide a pre-kidney transplant service, supported by counsellors and dietitians, to help prepare patients for transplant. Transplants are carried out at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Dialysis Units
King’s College Hospital Dialysis Unit
Ground Floor, Cheyne Wing
King’s College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
Tel: 020 3299 6243
Bromley Satellite Dialysis Unit
1 Ringer’s Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 1HX
Tel: 020 3299 7510
Dartford Satellite Dialysis Unit
Darent Valley Hospital
Darenth Wood Road
Dartford
DA2 8DA
Tel: 01322 428861
Dulwich Satellite Dialysis Unit
Tessa Jowell Health Centre
East Dulwich Grove
London
SE22 8EY
Tel: 020 8194 7456
Somers Place Kidney Unit
Somers Place
Brixton Hill
London
SW2 2AL
Tel: 0203 034 0840
Sydenham Satellite Dialysis Unit
Worsley Bridge Road
Sydenham
London
SE26 5BN
Tel: 020 3299 7760
Thamesmead Kidney Care Centre
133 Nathan Way
Thamesmead
London
SE28 0AB
Tel: 020 3034 1600
Woolwich Satellite Dialysis Unit
First Floor, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Stadium Road
Greenwich
London
SE18 4QH
Tel: 020 8836 6842
Healthy Living Programme
The video below gives an overview of the King’s Kidney Care Healthy Living Programme. It is led by kidney dietitians and kidney physiotherapists and supports you to make positive changes to your food and physical activity to promote a healthier weight and lifestyle. The programme is available to people under the care of the Kidney Team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Other Locations
Ground floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Other Contact Details
- Outpatient appointments: 020 3299 6244
- General and clinical enquiries: 020 3299 6233
- Department email: [email protected]
Patient information leaflets
| Title | File Size | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy Living Programme – part of King’s Kidney Care Services | 168 KB | |
| Reducing your potassium | 154 KB | |
| Renal Counselling and Psychotherapy Team and Renal Social Workers | 30 KB | |
| Renal Rehabilitation Service | 49 KB |
Conditions we treat
Patients with kidney disease can be referred via their GP or hospital doctor to any of our general nephrology clinics at:
- King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill (Monday and Thursday afternoons)
- Princess Royal University Hospital (Friday afternoon)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich (Friday morning)
- Darent Valley Hospital (Friday morning)
After this appointment, patients may be referred to a specialist clinic for management of conditions such as advanced kidney disease, renal anaemia and obesity.
Acute Kidney Injury
Our Acute Kidney Injury Primary Care Guidelines explain the care pathway following receipt of AKI test results.
Chronic Kidney Disease
Our Referral Checklist and Management Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease (available below) should be used by all who refer patients to King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sites for CKD specialist care. Referrals must meet the criteria and the form must be completed in full or the information provided in a separate letter. If you are making a referral using NHS e-Referral, please ensure you meet the criteria and include all information detailed on the checklist.
Booking a patient at King’s
GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.
Other ways to refer
Routine Referrals
Other healthcare professionals can make routine referrals by emailing the completed checklist (below) to [email protected]. Alternatively, a written referral can be sent to:
- King’s College Hospital Renal Unit, Denmark Hill
- Dr Satish Jayawardene at Princess Royal University Hospital
- Dr Hugh Cairns at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Dr Chitalia Nihil at Darent Valley Hospital.
Emergency Referrals
To arrange for a patient to be seen within two weeks:
- GPs should refer via NHS e-Referral. Include the checklist below and state that the referral is urgent
- other referrers should email the completed checklist to [email protected]
To speak directly with the Renal on-call registrar, call 020 3299 9000 and ask for Bleep 622.
Other Queries
For all other referrals and queries, email [email protected].
Referral forms
| Title | File Size | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Kidney disease management guidelines and referral checklist | 121 KB | |
| Nephrology and CKD services referral form | 217 KB |
Key Clinical Staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mr Philip Alexander | Highly Specialist Psychotherapist and Service Lead, Renal Psychosocial Team |
| Dr Helen Alston | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Mrs Elaine Bowes | Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Mrs Helen Cronin | Lead Nurse Haemodialysis |
| Dr Partha Das | Honorary Consultant Nephrologist |
| Ms Fatima de Figueiredo | Senior Renal Vascular Access Nurse |
| Dr Robert Elias | Consultant Nephrologist, Clinical Director |
| Dr Martin Ford | Consultant Nephrologist - Clinical Lead |
| Ms Sunita Ghoorbin | Renal Recipient Transplant Coordinator |
| Miss Kat Groves | AKI CNS |
| Dr Heather Jefferson | Speciality Doctor |
| Dr Theodoros Kasimatis | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Dr Kunaal Kharbanda | Consultant |
| Dr Sui Phin Kon | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Dr Eirini Lioudaki | Consultant |
| Mrs Semayah Lyew-Sang | Low Clearance CNS |
| Mr Chitalia Nihil | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Mrs Safi Nyamuhirwa | Matron |
| Sister Fatuma Rajab | Haemodialysis matron |
| Mr Alexandra Rankin | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Dr Adam Rumjon | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Dr Sujit Saha | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Dr Sapna Shah | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Prof Claire Sharpe | Professor in Renal Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Renal Medicine |
| Dr Catriona Shaw | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Dr Priscilla Smith | Specialty Doctor Renal Medicine |
| Dr Katie Vinen | Consultant Nephrologist |
| Ms Eleri Wood | Nurse Consultant |