'Allow people to have better control of their life': NKF expands overnight dialysis with over 200 new slots

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SINGAPORE — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will expand its overnight dialysis capacity from 36 slots in two centres to 250 slots in five centres by 2027 to meet the evolving needs of its patients, as well as to keep pace with fast-rising demand from a rapidly ageing population. This was announced at NKF's 55th anniversary event, held at its..

'Allow people to have better control of their life': NKF expands overnight dialysis with over 200 new slots

The fight against kidney failure continues as, each day, six new patients are diagnosed with kidney failure in Singapore. These changes will help dialysis patients offset the rise in treatment costs and relieve the immense pressure for organisations like NKF to raise more charity donations, he said. However, higher claims will push up MediShield Life premiums, he added.

The plan now is to increase slots at the existing centres as demand rises as well as make it available, by 2027, at other centres — in Woodlands, Serangoon and Simei — which are easily accessible via public transport, NKF chief executive Tim Oei told The Straits Times. Oei said that dialysis patient profiles are changing, and the care NKF provides is therefore evolving as well.

 

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