Arranging dialysis or chemotherapy in China

Confirm the receiving unit

Contact the dialysis or oncology unit before travel. Ask what it requires to review a visiting patient and whether it can accept the proposed visit. A booking request or overseas prescription does not confirm treatment.

Send the relevant records

Ask the original team to provide a treatment summary, recent relevant reports, medication list, allergies and any prior reactions. For dialysis, ask what infection screening and access information the unit requires. For chemotherapy, ask whether it needs pathology, regimen and prior treatment records. The receiving team decides whether any further assessment is needed.

Agree on an urgent contact plan

Ask the team for written instructions on whom to call if a session is delayed or an urgent problem arises, including outside clinic hours. Carry the contact details and treatment summary. Confirm how you will receive instructions in a language you understand.

Official sources

• National Health Commission: haemodialysis unit standards
• National Health Commission: management of antineoplastic medicines

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