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Supporting you

Counselling

Patients living with kidney disease may experience physical changes such as fatigue, irritability and loss of sexual desire. Patients on dialysis become dependent on a time-consuming treatment programme to stay alive. All these changes have an impact on lifestyle which can make patients and sometimes their families, feel angry or discouraged and depressed. 

Our patients have open access to a full-time counsellor to help them and their families cope with living with kidney disease. The counsellor can be contacted directly or via one of the nurses. To find out more download the patient information leaflet:  Counselling and Psychological Support for Kidney Patients.

Counselling contact details:
Rebekah Nulsen – Renal Counsellor
Renal Outpatients
East Wing Basement
The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel
London E1 1BB
Tel: 020 7377 7000

Nutrition

Nutrition may be a problem for dialysis patients as certain foods are rich in salts that may accumulate in kidney disease.  To advise on nutritional issues we have a team of dietitians who will advise about well-balanced nutritional meals and drinks.