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Table 4 Changes in the RRT population and the proportion of dialysis patients on home dialysis, 2009–2012

From: Taking hospital treatments home: a mixed methods case study looking at the barriers and success factors for home dialysis treatment and the influence of a target on uptake rates

Region

RRT Population

Year

  

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

West Midlands (7 Trusts)

Total RRT population

4490

4740

4983

5113

5315

5434

 % patients transplanted

38.3

38.4

38.2

39.0

39.7

40.0

 % patients under 65*

62.6

62.6

62.4

62.1

 % patients from BME groups

23.2

23.7

24.0

24.7

25.1

25.4

Total on dialysis

2769

2922

3078

3120

3204

3259

Number of on-home dialysis

552

538

534

586

667

740

% dialysis patients at home

19.9

18.4

17.3

18.8

20.8

22.7

Rest of England (45 Trusts)

Total RRT population

33124

34736

35979

37547

39350

40642

 % patients transplanted

47.8

48.2

48.7

49.8

50.6

51.4

 % patients under 65a

66.4

66.0

64.9

64.2

 % patients from BME groups

19.1

20.1

20.5

21.2

21.7

22.2

Total on dialysis

17277

17991

18466

18858

19450

19734

Number of on-home dialysis

3576

3468

3330

3356

3359

3438

% dialysis patients at home

20.7

19.3

18.0

17.8

17.3

17.4

  1. aData not available
  2. Source: Renal Registry Annual Reports [15, 2326]