Dialysis Away from Base (DAFB)
Advice to help you plan dialysis away from your normal location, whether that’s at home or at a different hospital.
Advice to help you plan dialysis away from your normal location, whether that’s at home or at a different hospital.
From discussing your trip with your kidney team to getting support with the arrangements, we share our planning tips.
Some UK dialysis centres have been specifically set up for holiday-goers and those taking a respite break.
You can travel abroad if you are living with kidney disease, but you'll need to plan ahead to make sure you have a safe, relaxing break. We answer your questions about travelling with CKD or as a transplant recipient.
Arranging medical travel insurance is vital for kidney patients.
Our FREE service takes care of the arrangements and administration if you need to access dialysis away from your home unit in the UK.
The information you need about travel medicines, such as country-specific vaccines and malaria prevention medicines, if you're living with CKD or a transplant recipient.
Kidney Care UK gives grants to individuals and families towards the cost of a basic holiday in the UK or overseas. The grants do not need to be repaid.
The Kidney Care UK Dialysis Freedom map shows every dialysis centre location in the UK so it's really easy to find your next UK holiday destination.