How many people are on dialysis in UK?
About 30,000.
This is out of approximately 70,000 patients with ESRF in the UK (and 8000 new patients per year).
Of those, about 40,000 (55%) are transplanted.
But 30,000 (45%) are not, and dependent on (1) thrice weekly 4 hour (usually) sessions of hemodialysis, or (2) peritoneal dialysis (PD).
Both types of dialysis are life-limiting treatments with a 50% mortality at 5 years (an outlook worse than most types of cancer).
Other resources
The latest UK renal registry report (2023) and NHS Blood and Transplant kidney report (2023) are excellent sources of information.
Last Reviewed on 8 June 2024