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Professional dialysis recruitment| Team hailed for getting patients pedalling - This is Leicestershire |
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More than 30 patients have benefited from exercise bikes designed to be used during kidney dialysis. People whose kidneys have failed need to spend hours in hospital each week, connected to a dialysis machine that removes impurities from blood.
A team of researchers from the University of Leicester, the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Loughborough have been working on improving life for kidney patients by giving them a chance to exercise. Known as The Leicester Kidney Exercise Team, they have adapted exercise bikes for dialysis patients so they can use them while the dialysis machines clean their blood. The team is one of four short-listed for the British Medical Journal's Sport and Exercise Team of the Year Award. The award is a new category in the journal's Improving Health Awards, which will be held at the Park Lane Hilton hotel in London on May 23. One of the team, Dr Alice Smith, said: "I'm delighted the team has been nominated, they are a fantastic group and give far more than would normally be expected of their roles." |
