Renal Health

The role of the Renal Health Clinical Network (RHCN) is to provide a new focus across all clinical disciplines towards prevention of illness and injury, the maintenance of health, and to bring about an improvement in the delivery of sustainable health services.

The core functions of the RHCN include:

• Informing strategic and operational planning for renal health services.
• Advising on renal health policy development.
• Reviewing/developing and disseminating clinical protocols, pathways and guidelines to assist best practice.
• Reviewing and disseminating evidence based research.
• Developing strategies to minimise variation in practice.

The RHCN has established three subcommittees for the following priority areas:

• Chronic Kidney Disease.
• Dialysis.
• Transplantation.

These subcommittees have consumer and multidisciplinary representation from rural, regional and metropolitan health services and organisations.  These committees will undertake projects to improve the wellbeing of renal patients across all continuums of care.

A key priority for the Renal Health Clinical Network will be the development of a Renal Health Strategic Planning Framework for Victoria.

Further Information

Contact:
Joan Snyder
Ph no: (03) 9096 2027
Email: joan.snyder@dhs.vic.gov.au

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