Renal social workers are qualified social workers who work in collaboration with other members of the kidney multi-disciplinary team in children’s or adult hospitals and dialysis units. They also have direct links with local authority social work teams and specialist charities. Renal social workers are skilled in offering practical support and advice to children, young people, adults and carers living with kidney disease.

Renal social work explained | Kidney Care UK

Renal Social Work Leaflet

https://www.kidneycareuk.org/media/documents/KCUK_Social_workers_web.pdf

The Renal Patient Map

Figure sourced from: Seekles ML, Ormandy P (2022) Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: The nexus between health and social care for renal patients. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0275007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275007