Getting informed consent for maintenance dialysis

Please note that this guidance is currently undergoing review by Safer Care Victoria to ensure  the content is up to date. In the meantime, we recommend that you also refer to more contemporaneous evidence where possible.

Standardised informed consent for maintenance dialysis

This policy outlines the minimum recommended standards for informed consent for maintenance dialysis, to ensure patients understand their condition, treatment options and associated risks, and are involved in decisions about their care.

Download the policy 

Consent forms

These consent forms also provide your patients with a checklist of the minimum information that should be discussed before deciding on their treatment. The consents are available below: 

Maintenance haemodialysis in a healthcare facility 

Home haemodialysis

Peritoneal dialysis 

Supporting you to implement the minimum recommended standards

We will be working with renal hub services to help adapt these templates to best work for your health service and your patients.

Read more about our project.