Restructuring nurses' job scope helps NKF deal with labour crunch
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Dialysis care associate Uma Rani Sandrian, 34, interacts with dialysis patient Chor Chen Sin, 71, at SCAL-NKF Dialysis Centre.
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SINGAPORE - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has restructured the work at its dialysis centres such that it could reduce its need for nurses by more than 25 per cent.
It recruited its first dialysis care associate in June to take over non-clinical work, such as preparing the machines and getting the tubes, saline and other consumables ready for each patient.
