Protecting patients with chronic kidney disease
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We are helping to keep patients with anaemia of chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) out of hospital by encouraging the adoption of a new remote monitoring device to track patients ’ health . Programme manager , Sophie Bates tells us more about our work with Entia .
Sophie Bates , Programme Manager
Entia ’ s Luma device is a small , lightweight device that empowers patients with anaemia of CKD to self-monitor their haemoglobin levels . Patients undertake a blood test in the comfort of their own home using a simple finger-stick device . They are then able to record and share their results with their specialist nurse , and an app is in development to automate this process in the future .
Around three million people in the UK are known to suffer from CKD which is a condition we are also working to prevent through our Healthy . io work ( see page 32 ). The prevalence of anaemia of CKD is approximately 15 % and 22.2 % in stage 5 CKD . Anaemia is a common complication
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