Managing patients who shorten their dialysis session

Patients who shorten their prescribed dialysis session endanger their health

Try and establish the reason for shortening of session:

• Does the patient have an important commitment elsewhere at that particular time e.g. funeral, job interview or other medical appointment.
• If there are financial, family/carer responsibilities that are regularly causing treatment shortening consider referral to benefits advisor with patient's permission
• If patient state they are unwell, try to establish if further medical help is required
• If patient is low in mood and finding dialysis difficult consider psychological referral with patient permission