THE RENAL STAFF WE WORK WITH

We are fortunate that a number of senior renal staff attend LAKPA Committee meetings as observer members and bring a valuable perspective on their work and the issues that they are experiencing across the renal unit. These are:

  • Dr Praveen Jeevaratnam – Consultant Nephrologist; Head of Clinical Services, Chronic Conditions Care Group.
  • Dr Andy Findlay – Consultant Nephrologist, Renal Clinical Director.
  • Dr Roger Greenwood – Consultant Nephrologist.
  • Sandra Cruickshank – Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and Quality for Renal Services.
  • Kevin Howell – Director of Estates N&E Herts NHS Trust.
  • Jeanette Akunebuni – Renal Multi Professional Service Lead – includes the Social Work team, Dieticians, Psychological service, Benefits advice, Peer Support and Energy Therapists – Tel: 01438 284957. Further details can be found here.

The Renal Team at Lister is wide ranging covering all aspects of kidney disease and includes information on the teams for Transplantation, Acute Kidney Care, Renal Access and Renal Pharmacy – more information is available on their website.

Dialysis Contacts – Matrons

Alison Anderson

Bedford HD Unit
St Albans HD Unit
Chiltern Kidney Centre
Harlow HD Unit

Betty Sunil

ITA/Acutes
Lister Haemodialysis Unit
Lister Home Therapies
Shared Care/TDU

Jocelyn Berdeprado

Ward 6A
Ward 6B
Clinical Practice Team (CPT)

Dialysis Contacts – Units

Lister Hospital Dialysis Unit

Shiji Sirvan – Unit Manager
Tel: 01438 284669

Chiltern Kidney Centre

Christine Slaffa – Unit Manager
Tel: 01438 288851

Harlow Dialysis Unit

Saro Sajeev – Unit Manager
Tel: 01279 278206

St. Albans Dialysis Unit

Santee Navjee – Unit Manager
Tel: :01727 897585

Bedford Dialysis Unit

Lydia Mugambi – Unit Manager
Tel: 01438 286750

Home Haemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis

Haemodialysis Manager: Natalia Storey

Peritoneal Dialysis Manager: Tracey Bellwood
Tel: 01438 284100

Ward 6B is the main in-patient nephrology (kidney/renal) ward with 25 beds, situated on level 6 in the hospital’s main block. There are also some beds on the opposite ward 6A, and some dialysis is undertaken within Ward 6B in the 4 bayed dedicated acute haemodialysis unit. In addition, the Renal Interventions Treatment Area (RITA) is a day unit for patients who do not need to be admitted to a ward for certain tests/procedures or intravenous medications can be treated here.

Renal ward and acute dialysis team

Ward 6B manager: Anne Barairo

Telephone: 01438 285063 or 01438 285064

Ward 6A manager: Rommel De Peralta

Telephone: 01438 285061 or 01438 285062

Acute dialysis senior sister: Lucy Skinner

Telephone: 01438 284174

RITA Team

Telephone: 01438 284775
Email: renalrita.enh-tr@nhs.net

Further information on the renal team at Lister hospital can be found here.