Kidney Care - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2024-653
Subject
Kidney Care
Date Received
27/01/2025
Request and Response

NHS Shetland do not have any patients receiving home dialysis

Home Dialysis Energy Reimbursement:

  1. Does your health board currently financially reimburse kidney patients for the additional energy costs of having home dialysis?

I currently have the following information for your health board and would be grateful if you could confirm if this is correct or not:

 

             NHS Shetland

Financial reimbursement for the energy costs for

home haemodialysis?

No

Unsure if this health board has  a policy in place for this

 

 

Financial reimbursement for the energy costs for home APD?

No

Unsure if this health board has  a policy in place for this
  1. Rate of  home dialysis energy reimbursement: What is your health board’s current rate of   financial reimbursement for:

i.          Home haemodialysis

ii.         Home APD

 

  1. How is your  health board’s  current rate of  home dialysis energy reimbursement calculated for:

i.          Home haemodialysis

ii.         Home APD

  1. Does your health board’s current rate for home dialysis energy reimbursement consider the cost of heating the room/ cabin where home dialysis takes place?
  2. How often does your health board review your home dialysis energy reimbursement rate for:

i.          Home haemodialysis

ii.         Home APD

  1. Is this reimbursement means-tested, or open to all kidney patients on home haemodialysis and home APD?
  2.  If it is means -tested please state what criteria a patient needs to meet to receive this?
  3. How are kidney patients on home dialysis in your health board made aware that they can be reimbursed for the additional energy costs of undertaking dialysis at home?
  4. Process of home dialysis energy reimbursement – how and what process do kidney patients on home dialysis have to go through to be reimbursed for these additional energy costs?
  5. With regard to the financial reimbursement for energy costs paid to all kidney patients undergoing home dialysis therapies we request:

The total amount your Board has paid to kidney patients for this between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 (total and breakdown by type of home dialysis), and

  • The total number of kidney patients who received these payments within this time period? (Total and breakdown by type of home dialysis)
  • The total amount your Board has paid to kidney patients in the last financial year for this (total and breakdown by type of home dialysis) and
  • The total number of kidney patients who received these payments within this time period? (Total and breakdown by type of home dialysis)
  1.       How many people in your health board are on:
  • Home haemodialysis
  • Home APD
  • Home CAPD