Deceased Donor Renal Transplant waiting list

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7. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND AUDITS

The nephrology service will endeavour to keep within the overall standards by meeting the target of the hospital wide indicators. It shall also identify other discipline speciic indicators of the services provided covering outpatient, inpatient, general nephrology, PD, haemodialysis and renal transplant related activities: 7.1. Key Performance Indicators for Nephrology. 7.2. Regular review of clinical practice guidelines and standards.

8. RESEARCH

The Nephrology service will actively conduct research activities in all areas of interest in the ield of nephrology, dialysis and renal transplantation. The scope of research will include clinical epidemiology, health outcomes, clinical trials in therapeutics, health economics and the use of medical devices.

9. WHOLE HOSPITAL POLICY

The Nephrology services shall comply with the Whole Hospital Policy in the following areas: 9.1 Hospital admission and discharge. 9.2 Transportation service. 9.3 Infection control. 9.4 Sterilization service. 9.5 Management of waste products. 9.6 Supply of pharmaceuticals and consumables. 9.7 Acquisition of assets and equipment. 9.8 Catering service. 9.9 Laundry and linen supply. 9.10 Cleaning service. 9.11 Engineering service including preventive and maintenance services. 9.12 Security service. 9.13 Fire precaution. N e p h ro l og y S e r v i c e s O p e ra t i o n a l Po l i c y 43 9.14 Medical record management. 9.15 Communication system. 9.16 Quality assurance. 9.17 Occupational and Safety Health Act OSHA. 9.18 Public relations, release of information and conidentiality.

10. CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

The practice of nephrology shall be guided by the Clinical Practice Guidelines prepared by the MOH. In the absence of any clear guideline on any particular issue or subject, the internationally recognised best practices shall be adopted. The documents ‘Mutu dan Piawaian Rawatan Hemodialisis KKM’ and ‘Cadaveric Transplant Procedures MOH’ shall be used to guide the practice of dialysis and transplant.