Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Specialist, Renal Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
2005 to present Renal vascular Access Clinical Nurse Specialist, having being instrumental in setting up the access service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Forth Valley Health Board, and to its continuing evolvement and improvement. Prior to this I was Senior charge nurse Acute Renal ward 1989-2005, prior to this I was a Staff Nurse within the renal unit working in nephrology and regular dialysis unit. I have participated in research studies within access service, I teach on Early cannulation graft course which is for the multi-disciplinary team. I am one of the Authors of the BRS/VASBI Cannulation recommendations, Contributor to the Life Threatening Bleed Guidelines, Co-Author of ELearning modules for Learnpro, (Scottish elearning platform) on Care and assessment of AVF and Care and Cannulation of AVG, which are now available to all Health boards in Scotland, Co-Chair MAGIC and Chair Scottish Vascular Access Group.
Dr Rob Jones
Consultant Interventional Radiologist at QE Hospital Birmingham
Consultant Interventional Radiologist at QE Hospital Birmingham, with an interest in AV access intervention and research.