Empowering dialysis users and caregivers
Search for dialysis centres here
Log in to explore the world's most comprehensive database of dialysis centres for free!
Professional dialysis recruitment| Dialysis unit to open in April - Banbury Guardian |
 |
 |
|
KIDNEY dialysis patients in the Banbury area can look forward to spending less time on the road from next month. Hospital bosses have set the date of April 23 for the opening of a dialysis unit at the Horton. The day centre will allow patients who have had to be taxied to and from the Churchill Hospital in Oxford for treatment several times a week to be treated locally. Miranda Berry of Kenilworth Drive, Banbury has campaigned for a dialysis unit in Banbury for several years. She said it would be life changing for her husband Steven who suffered kidney failure 12 years ago and has undergone a transplant which failed. “For years Steve had to get up at 4.30am to be ready for the driver, who would pick up others on the way down to Oxford for an 8am start. He sometimes had to wait an hour or two for transport,” she said. “From April he will be able to walk to the Horton and be back for lunch by 1pm! He won’t be so tired and will be able to do all the ordinary things other people take for granted – gardening and walking the dog. “He’s been so much more cheerful since he knew about the opening. The depression he had has lifted.” The unit will be open three days a week, rising to five days within the next few weeks. |
Email to a friend
Print this page
