Two renal units developed in Leeds.
At Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), dialysis for acute renal failure started as early as 1956. The broader context and the specific local LGI development are described in detail in John Turney’s PhD thesis (2013). John Turney thesis ARF in Leeds. Pages 186-239 focus on events at LGI.
From the mid-1960s a renal unit was also established at St. James’s University Hospital, which in due course also included a kidney transplantation programme and children’s renal services. The developments at Leeds St. James’s have been recorded by Sandy Davison.
Unification talks began in 1997, leading soon after to consolidation of all the Leeds renal services at Leeds St. James’s.
Last Updated on February 10, 2025 by John Feehally