World Kidney Day PAHT people in the spotlight: Jo Englefield, health and safety manager

Dedicated teams raise awareness of acute kidney injury

Thursday 11 March was World Kidney Day. To mark the occasion, the acute kidney injury (AKI) project team and quality first team raised awareness of AKI and shared best practice advice on protecting our patients from developing AKI and on treatment.

The team encourage you to focus on FLUIDS as an acronym which can help with the management of an AKI:

F – fluid status: remember to complete fluid balance charts for all patients with AKI or at risk of an AKI resuscitation and hold off on giving anti-hypertensive and diuretics

U - Urine output: take urinalysis for blood, protein and nitrites. This may help identify the cause of the acute kidney injury.

I – Imaging: request urgent renal US scan if there is a suspected obstruction or no clear cause for acute kidney injury.

D - Drug review: if an acute kidney injury is suspected, drugs with nephrotoxic potential must be stopped. You can also take a look at the teams latest AKI newsletter for the latest updates, which has been published in the InTouch weekly newsletter.

L – low blood pressure (SBP <100): remember fluid S - Think sepsis: remember to treat sepsis promptly using the sepsis 6 protocol

PAHT people in the spotlight Jo Englefield, health and safety manager

We caught up with Jo Englefield, health and safety manager, who has recently joined PAHT, for a 60-second interview.

Jo said: “The most satisfying aspect of my role is changing the negative views into a positive ones – health and safety is actually about getting things done, and in a safe way… it’s great getting our people on board and promoting a positive health and safety culture.”