RENAL UNIT Section Contents
	Forthcoming sections are: WHO's WHO in the Renal Unit
	The Dialysis Centre
	The PD Unit
	The Renal Wards
	The Transplant Service
	Pre Dialysis Clinics
External Links of Interest
	History of Dialysis
	Early diets

HAMMERSMITH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
The Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in April 1994 following the merger of Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea, and Acton Hospitals. It is now one of the largest trusts in the UK. The Hammersmith Hospital is located in Du Cane Road, London W12 as is the recently opened new Queens Charlottes, having moved from it's Chiswick location. Charing Cross Hospital is in Fulham Palace Road, London W6.

The Trust is a busy acute trust with a strong history of education and research. Charing Cross is an undergraduate teaching hospital and Hammersmith is a post graduate teaching hospital, famous for its research achievements. Queens Charlotte is world renowned for its maternity and women's and children's services.

Division of Renal & Transplant Medicine
The Division of Renal Medicine and Transplantation provides a comprehensive service of all modalities of renal replacement therapy to an expanding population of patients. Satellite haemodialysis facilities have been developed at three district general hospitals ( Ealing, Ashford & West Middlesex) providing a service closer to patients' homes. Together these sites provide haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, plasma exchange therapies, renal transplantation and acute and chronic nephrology services to patients.