Dialysis travel guides

Practical, plain-language guides to travelling on dialysis — planning the trip, flying, insurance, what to pack and eat, plus destination guides for Spain and Portugal.

Travel guides

Planning a Dialysis Trip Abroad — Your Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Step-by-step guide to planning a holiday with dialysis: how to find clinics, what documents you need, timelines, and when to use a trip planning service.

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Flying with Dialysis: A Practical Guide

What haemodialysis patients need to know about flying: scheduling sessions around flights, airport security, documentation, and what to arrange before you depart.

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Travel Insurance for Dialysis Patients: What to Look For

Standard travel insurance rarely covers dialysis abroad. This guide explains what you need to declare, what cover to look for, and what questions to ask before you buy a policy.

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Dialysis Holiday Checklist: Documents and Essentials

A practical checklist for dialysis patients preparing to travel abroad: the medical documents, clinic confirmations, and items you should not leave home without.

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Diet and Dialysis Abroad: What to Discuss With Your Dietitian

Why renal diets are individual, what the kidneys normally do with potassium, phosphate, sodium and fluid, and the questions to take to your renal team before you travel.

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Holiday Dialysis — How to Travel and Keep Your Treatment Schedule

Everything you need to arrange dialysis on holiday: what documents to bring, how far ahead to book, EHIC/GHIC explained, and how to contact centres abroad.

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Dialysis on a Cruise — Ship-Board Sessions and Port Clinics Explained

Two ways to cruise on dialysis: ship-board dialysis services on select cruise lines, and arranging sessions at port clinics during stops. A neutral guide.

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Destination guides

Spain

Mallorca

Find every dialysis centre in Mallorca and how to arrange holiday dialysis on the island — a free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

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Portugal

Algarve

Find every dialysis centre in the Algarve and how to arrange holiday dialysis in southern Portugal — a free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

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Spain

Canarias

Find every dialysis centre in the Canary Islands and how to arrange holiday dialysis on the islands — a free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

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Spain

Costa del Sol

Find every dialysis centre on the Costa del Sol and how to arrange holiday dialysis — a free, neutral directory covering Málaga, Marbella and the coast.

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