Haemodialysis treatments can be carried out at:

Renal center

Most Haemodialysis patients receive their treatment in a specially designed haemodialysis dialysis center. The renal center may be within a satellite center situated within a housing estate.

Patients travel to the unit to use one of the unit's dialysis machines.

During a dialysis treatment patients can chat, read, work on crafts, or watch TV.

Nurses at the center prepare the equipment, insert the needles, and supervise the sessions. Some centers encourage patients to play an active part in their own treatment which may involve checking their own blood pressure.

Patients need to be on a fixed schedule and must travel to the center approximately three times a week.