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National Transplant Week
9th – 15th July
http://www.transplantweek.co.uk/
To mark World Kidney Day Curwen Art near Cambridge are offering a special 15% discount on selected prints. From 8 March – 8 April their month long sale will benefit Kidney Research UK with a further donation of 15% from the proceeds of sales going directly to the charity.
Sanela Becar, a transplant patient, ran a small event at her work place. She baked some cake and kidney shaped biscuits to mark World Kidney day and collected donations in aid of The Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity. She raised £130.
Essex
At Essex County Council we are marking World Kidney Day with a display in our public reception area at County Hall promoting healthy kidneys and the work of the Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity and asking people to consider joining the organ donor register. The event was organised by one of our elected Councillors, whose husband had kidney disease and received two transplants, and the display is being staffed by people (Council staff and supporters) who have personal experience of kidney disease and transplantation. So far we have had lots of interest and have responded to many questions about kidneys and about organ donation.
Broomfield Hospital Activities – WKD
- At Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford staff will be available for questions at an Information desk and display on World Kidney Day, 8th March from 10am until 3.00 pm in the Hospital Atrium.
- We’ll have plenty of information, literature, posters and materials to help highlight WKD and organ donation.
- We will be running a quiz, with prizes and will be handing out delicious cupcakes with the WKD logo on them.
Birmingham
Renal patients and kidney specialists are to join forces at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) to raise awareness of kidney disease.
They will be coming together on March 8 to mark World Kidney Day 2012.
The new hospital, which houses one of the largest renal centres in the UK, serving a catchment area of 1.7 million people, is to mount a series of display stands in its main atrium between 10:00 and 16:00. These will separately focus on the vital areas of chronic kidney disease, dialysis, transplantation, and research into kidney disease.
Manning the stands will be clinical staff from QEHB as well as members of the hospital’s Kidney Patients Association (KPA), who are renal patients.
South London
St. George’s Hospital
Nurses, dietitians and several other members of staff will be in the Lobby of Atkinson Morley Wing in St Georges Hospital from 9am till 3pm on Thursday 8th March, promoting healthy eating, giving out dietary advice and doing blood pressure checks. We will be offering checklists for people passing by to complete and answer any questions they may have.
We will also be holding our third annual KiDD – Kidney Donor Day at 11am. This is an event we do each year on World Kidney Day to recognise and appreciate the gift of donation. All our kidney donors from 2011 have been invited to attend the event and will be presented with a certificate to acknowledge their gift of donation, they are invited to bring members of their family and recipients to attend.
We will also be hosting an information stand in the hospital entrance in the morning 9.30-12.30 doing blood pressure testing giving dietary advice and encouraging people to sign up to the organ donor register.
London Oxford Tandem Ride
Donor (Paul) and Recipient (Steve) practicing on a tandem in the sleet in Merton Street, Oxford on Sunday March 4th 2012.
To celebrate World Kidney day four pairs of live kidney donors and recipients from the Oxford Transplant Centre will cycle on tandems from Westminster to Oxford (approximately 100 miles) leaving from the front of St Thomas’s Hospital opposite the Houses of Parliament at 6pm on Wednesday March 7th and due to arrive in Oxford at Corpus Christi College at 6pm on World Kidney Day Thursday March 8th. The donor-recipient pairs include 2 pairs of brothers; one mother who donated to her 23 year son and an aunt aged 65 who donated to her nephew. The combination of a kidney donor and recipient on the same tandem conjures a powerful image of the tremendous benefit of living kidney transplantation for all age groups, and the return to a completely normal lifestyle for the donor and recipient.
They will be accompanied by Dr Paul Harden (Consultant Transplant Physician in Oxford) and Dr AlehKalachyk who is the leading kidney transplant surgeon in Minsk, Belarus. This pair of international transplant clinicians will also ride a tandem from London to Oxford and represents the spirit of UK transplant centres helping to facilitate the development of transplantation in the wider world.
The Oxford and Minsk transplant Centres have had a training link since 2005. Over the last 6 years the kidney transplant rate has increased from 8 per year in 2005 to 175 during 2011. We have also jointly started a very successful kidney transplant programme for children in May 2009 with 45 transplants successfully performed since then.
Middlesbrough
The North East Kidney Patients Association will be holding a WKD event on Thursday March 8th in the Atrium of the James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough from 10am to 2pm. There will be a Tombola stall and information desks from NEKPA and stalls from the Renal Unit staff with blood pressure testing and information and advice from staff within the hospital. More Information ..
Worcester
Worcester dialysis unit is holding a fun day on 8th March from 11am – 2pm
It will include
Cake bake sale
Coffee morning
Wear something purple
Games, quizzes etc with prizes
Friends and family are all welcome
Doncaster
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Kidney Association are holding a gala day to celebrate World Kidney Day and to raise awareness of organ donation, in association with Doncaster Council.
The event is on Saturday 24th March 2012 at Town Field, Doncaster.
Entertainment will be on all afternoon including:
¨ Irish Dancers
¨ Townfield Primary School Choir
¨ Black Cat Community Theatre
¨ Burlesque chair dancers
¨ Meditation Tasters
¨ Sponsored body wax of two very hairy men
¨ Nik Powers, vocal entertainer
¨ The Exterminator, DJ will host the afternoon
¨ St John’s Ambulance demonstration
Fun activities including inflatable sumo suits, magic, face painting
Also:
¨ Information stalls on health matters
¨ Test your health, including blood pressure and cholesterol checks
¨ DaBKA Stalls
¨ Food Available
¨ Circus Skills
¨ Information about organ donation
Balloon Launch 2pm
There is going to be a balloon launch at 2pm. Balloons are £1 each.
If your balloon travels the furthest, and has it’s ticket returned, you will win £100! Proceeds to DaBKA
Kingston-upon-Thames
The South West Thames Kidney Fund, a charity that supports the South West Thames Institute for Renal Research based at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton will be running a stall in the main display area of the Bentall Centre in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, from 09.00 – 21.30 on 8th March to raise awareness of World Kidney Day. We will be providing information, offering free blood pressure tests, offering some games and prizes to try to draw people in and hopefully raising some money.
Wolverhampton
New Cross Renal Unit, Wolverhampton are having an information stand to promote awareness of all aspects of kidney care, but concentrating on donation Members of the Renal Unit team and patients from the local Kidney Patient Association will be available between 9am and 4pm on Thursday 8th March in the hospital next to the Greggs shot.
Swansea
Kathryn Bedingham, a young patient at Morriston Hospital’s Dialysis Unit in Swansea, is awaiting a kidney transplant.
She is organizing a concert to raise money for the Dialysis Unit of Morriston Hospital and the Transplant Unit of Cardiff’s Heath Hospital. The concert is on the 8th March at 7pm in Penyrheol Theatre in Gorseinon, Swansea, doors will be opening at 6.30pm. There is also going to be a raffle on the night. Tickets can be purchased by ringing the theatre directly on; 01792 897039. See poster for lots more info.
Events being organised by staff and patients of the Morriston hospital renal unit, Swansea.
World Kidney Day events will start with a private viewing of the Art Work by Dialysis Patients at the unit on March 5th.The exhibition will run until 16th, March 2012.See details below and also picture.
1) An exhibition of Art Work produced by people whilst on dialysis at the Renal Annexe and Self Care Unit in Morriston Hospital. This will be on show at Tapestri Cafe/Bar, Llys Glas (The Old Police Station), Orchard Street, Swansea from Tuesday 6th – Friday March 16th.
The project is lead by Art Therapist Sarah Griffin.
2) On Thursday March 8th, patients and staff will be in Tesco at Ystradgynlais and Boots, Swansea raising awareness of organ donation and giving out organ donor leaflets.
3) An awareness event will be held on March 8th at the LC Centre, Swansea. Staff and patient will be giving out organ donor leaflets and information on organ donation. At 1.30 p.m. two doves will be released as a symbol of hope for all sick people.
Gloucestershire
We will be celebrating World Kidney Day on March 8th at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital
Plans for March 8th includes -
1.Table and display board with posters at the main entrance of both the hospitals from 9-4pm
2.Blood pressure, blood sugar and urine dipstick for visitors, members of community and hospital staff.
3.Encouraging visitors and hospital staff to register with NHS Organ Donor Register.
Edinburgh
The Scottish Kidney Federation in association with South East Scotland Kidney Patient Association will be having an Information Stand in the Main Corridor of EDINBURGH ROYAL INFIRMARY on WKD from 10am – 2pm.
Dorset
The Dorset Kidney Fund, who help and support all renal patients and families in the Dorset and South Somerset areas, will be manning a stall outside Barclays Bank, South Street, Dorchester, Dorset on March 8th between 10-4.
We will help to pass on ‘Awareness of the Importance of Healthy Kidneys’. Please come and visit us.
North Norfolk
The Mermaid Centre, Wells Community Hospital, Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk are planning to support World Kidney Day with a stall in Staithe Street to promote wellness and kidney awareness from 10am – 1400hrs on Thursday 8th March. Come along for a chat, a blood pressure check and see what else may be of interest in support of your local hospital.
Reading
Here at The Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, we will be celebrating World Kidney Day!
We are planning to have a table and display board which will be located in the main entrance at our hospital from 10 am to 1600.
We will be highlighting the benefits of transplantation and how it can transform lives. We have a very active Transplant Games team. A few of our patients will be helping us on March 8th at our World Kidney Day table. They are simply terrific ambassadors for all kidney matters.
Liverpool
Activities in Aintree and Bootle
Once again, we are approaching the World Kidney Day celebration in March 2012.
Every year we carry out health check-up in addition to kidney clinic and raising kidney awareness.
This year the events include
1) Kidney Awareness Meeting & Healthy Kidney Clinic for general public and staff in the Olivia Thomas Suite (The New Board Room), of the University Hospital Aintree on the Ground Floor (near Hospital Canteen) on the 8th March 2012. This will also include a talk on organ donation. See Poster for more information.
2) and a Healthy Kidney Clinic – community screening and advice at Bootle Strand Shopping Centre on the 10th March 2012 – See Poster for more information.
The theme for World kidney Day this year is “Donate – Kidneys for Life – Receive”. During the events on 8th March and 10th March, we will be completing BP checkups, urine testing, diabetes checkups, heart rate testing and giving out patient information leaflets.
In addition to last year, we are also planning to check cholesterol levels for hospital staff, visitors and members of the community.
Activities in South Liverpool
1. At Royal Liverpool Hospital we will have our kidney patient support group running a raffle. Healthcare professionals raising awareness about kidneys, healthy lifestyle, offering blood pressure checks and promoting the organ donor register. Read more…
2. At a local ASDA retail centre in south Liverpool we will be celebrating with the community, again offering blood pressure checks, nutrition, promoting organ donor register, generally trying to raise kidney awareness and the need for organ donors.
As with every WKD event we have, we will have fun meeting new people and getting across an important message at the same time.
Health & Kidney Awareness Art Workshop with PARTIA
Thursday 8th March 2012, 10 – 4pm
Outsidde Restaurant, Aintree University Hospital,
Come along and Help promote Kidney Donations
All Welcome
Fife
Fife Hospital Kidney Support Group will have stands to promote awareness on March 8th: In the Kingsgate shopping centre Dunfermline from 10am-4pm and in the Kingdom Centre Glenrothes from 10am-4pm.
If you are out shopping in that area on World Kidney day, please go and see them.
World Kidney Day at Leicester General Hospital
Whilst somewhat overshadowed by the visit by HRHs on the day so, apparently, there will be an absence of the press at our event as all due to be following the royal party. However, we have events as below
Balloon launch 12.30 at Leicester General Hospital
A balloon launch by transplant recipients, donors, people waiting for a transplant and staff from the John Walls Renal Unit and the Transplant Unit will celebrate the many successful kidney transplants performed in Leicester, and highlight the importance for all of us to join the National Organ Donor Register.
Information stand in the EAT Restaurant 10.30-15.30
Information stand in the Main Reception 10.30-1530
Information stands in both the EAT Restaurant and Main Reception from 10.30-15.30: – come to find out more and have your blood pressure checked.
JETS playing live for the LAUNCH and in EAT
West London Kidney Patients Association
The West London Kidney Patients Association and Staff of the Imperial Trust are running 4 Awareness and info stands on March 8th from 9.30am until 3pm
1. In the foyer of Hammersmith Hospital
2. In the reception area of The Renal and Transplant Centre at Hammersmith Hospital
3. At Charing Cross Hospital 1st floor opposite the Cafe
4. At Northwick Park Hospital
Volunteers and guests are all welcome!! .
North London
Royal Free Hospital Kidney Patient Association
At the Royal Free Hospital, members of the RFHKPA will man our annual Information desk and display on World Kidney Day, 8th March from 8.00 am until 5.00 pm. During the course of the day, 12 people will take turns to tell patients and visitors to the hospital what World Kidney Day is all about. We’ll have plenty of information literature, posters and materials to help attract attention.
Isle of Man
Saturday 3rd March 2012. Bag packing at Iceland in Chester Street, Douglas from 10am to 4pm as both a fund raiser and to promote kidney awareness by handing out leaflets to all customers
Sunday 4th March 2012 Health Promotion Board to be set up in the main entran
ce of Noble’s Hospital, which will included information on Noble’s Renal Service. This stand is available for the public visiting the hospital until Monday 12th March 2012.
Thursday 8th March 2012 Health Promotion Board at the Strand Centre in Douglas from 10am to 4pm, where Health Promotion leaflets will distributed to members of the public on protecting your kidneys, and looking after your heart. Staff will also be available to answer any questions from members of the public
The final event is to be held on Saturday 10th March 2012 where traditional afternoon tea will be served at Promenade Methodist Church, Douglas from 2pm to 4:30pm Each table will have World Kidney Day word searches to do while they have tea and Health Promotion leaflets on protecting your kidneys, and looking after your heart.
Proceeds from the above events are for the Jack Quirk Renal Care Fund
to benefit Nobles Hospital Renal Unit and kidney Patients.
To get involved with any of the events contact Kath 07624416066.
Cardiff
Paul Silcox, transplant recipient and chorister who has recorded ‘Gift of Life’ CD with the Brecon Male Voice Choir for World Kidney Day will be at Heath Hospital in Cardiff on 6-7-8 March selling the CD from 10.30 – 4 pm in aid of the NKF and Kidney Research UK. Please come and meet him.
The staff of the Colchester Avenue Sainsbury’s in Penylan, Cardiff are going to be fundraising for World Kidney Day.
They are offering bag packing services for a donation plus there will be a stand in the entrance of the store.
Luton
The Lister Kidney Foundation will be holding its World Kidney day event on March 19th in the foyer of Luton Town Hall in George Street
The Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust’s Organ Donation Committee members are holding an organ donation promotional stand in the main reception area of the L&D hospital. The stand will be set up from 10am to 4pm on World Kidney Day.
Nottingham
The transplant team at the Paediatric Renal Unit, Ward E17, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH will be promoting transplantation on March 8th from 10am – 14.00 in the foyer of the main entrance to the hospital.
They will be checking blood pressures and answering questions for anyone who comes along.
There will also be promotional displays in the renal unit and at Dundee House, with a Mad Hatter travelling throughout the day through the hospital – so come along and watch out for her!
You will also be able to join the donor register.
Cakes will be on sale with the proceeds going to the unit.
Milton Keynes
Kidney patient Darren Ferguson is having a fundraiser event this Saturday 18th February 2012 in Milton Keynes for Renal Unit in MK and Kidney transplant centre in Oxford
His blog & video are here
www.my30yearstory.com
http://youtu.be/u7Sx37LXjxQ
Sheffield
The evening will feature expert presentations on the workings of the kidney, kidney disease, how to prevent it and the patient’s perspective. There will also be stalls on a variety of topics including transplantation, the organ donor registry and Sheffield Hospitals Charity with it’s appeal, the Sheffield Kidney Research Foundation.
The evening takes place on Thursday 8th March 2012 from 6pm until 8.30pm in the Medical Education Centre and the Northern General Hospital. Refreshments will be provided.
Bristol
Coffee Morning
We have a coffee morning on the 8th at the Richard Bright renal out patient dept where you can meet some of the faces behind the facebook Renal Patient Support Group and BAKPA this starts at 9am and finishes at 12 noon.
Bowling Tournament
The Bristol Area Kidney Patients Association (BAKPA) and The Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG) Facebook is hosting a Bowling Tournament in support of World Kidney Day (2012) This is a joint social event in promoting kidney disease awareness. ALL WELCOME.
Directions
From the M5, exit at Junction 17 and at the roundabout take the Merlin Road exit (signposted The Venue/Cribbs Causeway). Continue straight over the next roundabout on Merlin Road and at the second take the third exit into The Venue. Follow the road round to a small roundabout and into the car park. There are plenty of parking spaces outside hollywood bowl which is on the left of the VUE Cinema.
Vicky Gardner
BAKPA Committee/ RPSG Chief Admin
The Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG) – Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/groups/RPSGroup/
Hollywood, Bristol Details
http://www.hollywoodbowl.co.uk/Our-Centres/Cribbs-Causeway.htm
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Kidney Patients Association
To celebrate the World Kidney Day (8 March) the KPA has commissioned a Specialist Company to run a workshop especially arranged for kidney patients. The workshop will offer help in PRESENTATION SKILLS, EMPLOYMENT LEGAL ADVICE and each person attending will receive a PERSONAL CV (Personal statement which may assist you when applying for a job).
To attend one of these workshops would normally cost over £100 each, but we are offering it FREE to kidney patients. The workshop will be very informal, advice will be personalised and is entirely private. More Information….
Norwich
The United Norwich Kidney Patients Association and the NKF are having a sponsored walk from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital registration 10.00am to Chapelfield shopping centre Norwich where a health promotion stand will be in position taking Blood Pressure and advise on reducing salt intake, healthy eating, exercise and more.
more information
Sandy Lines, Chairman of the United Norwich Kidney Patients Association and Executive member of NKF Contact 01603782282
NHS Kidneycare
NHS Kidneycare are running a series of e-seminars in the week running up to World Kidney Day, especially on how Social Media raises health awareness. Fiona Loud will be presenting at 6.00 pm on March 8th. This is the link to register: http://www.kidneycare.nhs.uk/_Eseminars-HowSocialMediacanhelpraiseCKDAwareness.aspx
Cornwall
Quethiock Primary School, Quethiock, nr Liskeard, Cornwall
are planning a kidney health awareness day and fundraiser. One of the children who has kidney problems loves the colours Pink, Blue and Yellow, and thus the children are going to come to school wearing those colours. Several activities to mark the day are planned including a cake sale, and a special walk to school.
Hamilton
Regent Shopping Centre, Thursday 08 March 2012 – 10am – 4pm. Kidney Research UK volunteers will be at Regent Shopping Centre on World Kidney Day to hand out information about kidney disease, raise awareness around the importance of organ donation and collect for the Charity. Free blood pressure checks will also be available for members of the public. For more information about any of these events, or to learn how else you can support Word Kidney Day in Scotland, please email: lizmcguinness@kidneyresearchuk.org
East Kilbride
Starbucks (East Kilbride Shopping Centre), Thursday 08 March 2012 – 10am to 4pm. Kidney Research UK volunteers will join staff at Starbucks to help promote World Kidney Day. As well as handing out information about kidney health and joining the organ donor register, a raffle will be held to raise funds for the Charity. Bhs (East Kilbride Shopping Centre), Thursday 08 March 2012 – 10am to 4pm As well as handing out information and offering people a chance to join the organ donor register, staff at British Home Stores in East Kilbride will be ‘wearing it purple’ and a holding collection for Kidney Research UK. Free blood pressure checks will also be available to members of the public.
Bhs (East Kilbride Shopping Centre), Thursday 08 March 2012 – 10am to 4pm . As well as handing out information and offering people a chance to join the organ donor register, staff at British Home Stores in East Kilbride will be ‘wearing it purple’ and a holding collection for Kidney Research UK. Free blood pressure checks will also be available to members of the public.
Mansfield
Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Thursday 08 March 2012 – 10am to 4pm. Join Fundraising Manager Eileen Bagguley who, along with volunteers from the Charity, will be handing out information on kidney health. NHS nurses will also be on hand to carry out free blood pressure checks. For more information about any of these events, or to learn how else you can support Word Kidney Day in the East Midlands, please email: eileenbagguley@kidneyresearchuk.org
Glasgow
Mr Singh’s Restaurant (Elderslie Street, Thursday 08 March 2012 – 7pm to 11pm. A ticketed event being organised by the owners of Mr Singh’s Restaurant, with proceeds going to help Kidney Research UK fund further research into kidney disease.
Contact: SOLD OUT
Masala Twist Restaurant (Byres Road), Thursday 08 March 2012 – 7pm to 11pm. A ticketed event being held at Glasgow’s Masala Twist Restaurant, in aid of Kidney Research UK. Proceeds from ticket sales will help the Charity continue its funding for research.
Contact: SOLD OUT
Hartlepool
Tesco (Burn Road), Wednesday 07 March 2012 – 10am to 5pm. Kidney Research UK volunteers will be present throughout the day – talking to members of the public about the importance of kidney health, handing out information and collecting on behalf of the Charity.
Tesco (Burn Road), Thursday 08 March 2012 – 10am to 5pm. Representatives from the Charity, including Fundraising Manager Emma Collins, return to the Burn Road Tesco with nurses from Hartlepool Hospital, who will be carrying out free blood pressure checks.
For more information about any of these events, or to learn how else you can support Word Kidney Day in the North East, please email: emmacollins@kidneyresearchuk.org