Harm from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is recognised to cut across boundaries and specialities in both primary and secondary care.Poor outcomes associated with AKI include:•Extremely high mortality rates (more than 20% of patients with AKI will die during hospital admission, rising to >35% in those with AKI stage 3) •Increased length of hospital stay and higher healthcare resource utilisation •Incomplete recovery of kidney function•Increased risk of poor long term outcomes: reduced life expectancy, increased cardiovascular risk, and poor quality of life. (Wang 2012)Think prevention:Up to two-thirds of patients with AKI have already developed it by the time they are admitted to hospital so preventative strategies need to include a focus on primary care (Selby 2012). Aim: Increase awareness of AKI risks in 100% of patients in a General Practice and reduce the ‘days between’ AKI with patients who have existing Chronic Kidney Disease by the end of May 2017NSAIDEducationMedicine Sick Day Rules
