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Apply now: Peritoneal Dialysis Mentoring Programme

Date: November 6th, 2025

DAYLife Peritoneal Dialysis

Applications are open for the DAYLife Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Mentoring Programme – a 24-month national initiative supporting kidney centres to grow and strengthen PD services.

Open to all adult kidney centres in the UK.

Deadline: 15 December 2025.

What participating centres receive

  • Dedicated mentoring from an experienced PD centre (current mentors: Dorset, Nottingham, Oxford, Shrewsbury and London St Helier)
  • Virtual and in-person quality improvement (QI) training provided by the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership
  • Virtual mentoring skills training from the Royal College of Physicians
  • Access to a national network of home dialysis professionals
  • Opportunities to showcase your work at DAYLife and other national events

Who should apply

Adult kidney centres aiming to expand PD uptake, strengthen pathways (including assisted and acute-start PD, catheter access and supported transitions), and embed sustainable QI approaches with senior leadership backing.

Programme overview

  • Duration: 24 months
  • Virtual launch: 25 February 2026, 09:00–12:00
  • Mentoring skills course (virtual): 17 March 2026
  • Development Day (in person, Birmingham): 21 April 2026
  • Mentor–mentee meetings: Monthly (May 2026–March 2028, approx. 1 hour)
  • Programme update meetings: Quarterly (June 2026–March 2028)

Expectations of participating centres

  • Nominate medical and nurse PD leads, include a multiprofessional team and patient representative
  • Attend learning events and provide quarterly progress updates
  • Secure support from Clinical Director and Matron for staff time and delivery
  • Share learning on the DAYLife Knowledge Hub and contribute to DAYLife or national events
  • Consent to use of unit-level data in programme reports and publications

How to apply

Five kidney centres will be selected to join the next cohort following a virtual interview in January 2026.

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