Details of events we are aware of from those ordering Support Packs. If your event is not listed and you would like us to add it to the list, please email info@worldkidneyday.co.uk.
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| Venue | City | Event if known |
| Aberdeen Royal Infirmary | Aberdeen | Acute kidney injury awareness week with awareness sessions for staff and patients |
| Tameside & Glossop Integrated NHS Foundation Trust | Ashton-Under-Lyne | Launching our new AKI care bundle and fluid balance chart on WKD. Our stand will showcase them |
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | Bangor | Our Kidney Care Team will be undertaking an event at local supermarkets. We will also be raising awareness via social media/internet |
| Northern Ireland Kidney Fund | Bangor | Outreach for education and promotion of Organ Donation at local shopping centre |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay | Barrow-In-Furness | Stands at our hospitals to give out information to patients, relatives and staff and promote the importance of good kidney health. |
| Basildon Hospital | Basildon | We are having a stand in our outpatient department to highlight WKD, and kidney health in general but especially in women. We will also ask our press department to cover the day. |
| Whitworths Chemist | Billingham | I will be promoting world kidney day/kidney health in the pharmacy |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital | Birkenhead | Raising awareness of the Organ Donor Register. |
| Heartlands Hospital | Birmingham | Meet and greet public with information and raffle |
| Blackburn Royal Hospital | Blackburn | I plan to hold a stand and also go around the wards with bottles of water with kidney labels on, raising awareness. |
| East Lancashire Hospital Trust | Blackburn | Organising an awareness day with nurses, medical staff, HCAs including patients and their relatives. |
| East Lancashire Hospital Trust | Blackburn | Afternoon tea, teaching sessions, patient information, quiz, raffle |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospital | Blackpool | We are implementing a tool to recognise AKI and organising training for staff. I will have an information stand for staff, patients and visitors to inform them about kidney health. |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals | Blackpool | Acute Medical Unit Pharmacist and Ward Manager visiting all wards throughout the hospital promoting kidney awareness and health. stand with info and recent data of admissions with community developed AKI |
| Callywith College | Bodmin | A day with student services at the college to help students sign up to the donor register |
| Royal Bournemouth Hospital | Bournemouth | Renal friendly lunch bring & share |
| Bradford NHS Foundation Trust | Bradford | Stand in local shopping centre |
| Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust | Brighton | Awareness stand for renal patients, help relatives understand and educate the junior members of the team. |
| Bristol University | Bristol | Stall at Bristol University student union and outside the sports and health centre |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | Camberley | We are planning on officially opening the new Renal Unit at Frimley Park Hospital highlighting to staff and patients both the service and chronic kidney disease |
| H J Paintin Ltd | Cambridge | Stall in the foyer of Waitrose in Trumpington, Cambridge. Addenbrookes Kidney Patients Association will be joining me on the day. |
| East Kent Hospital University Foundation NHS Trust | Canterbury | Stand in the Outpatient department |
| Southend University Hospital | Canvey Island | Talk to a WI group |
| Cardiff and Vale University Health Board | Cardiff | Morning run – 2K or 6K kidney shaped routes, finishing at the hospital main entrance. 2K route includes dog walkers Something exciting in the hospital concourse at lunchtime (this is a secret!) Both events will include staff and patients |
| Broomfield Renal Unit | Chelmsford | Cake sale and information stand with interactive activities. |
| Kings Mill Hospital | Chesterfield | Bake sale and stall promoting WKD. Staff will wear anything with orange on at work to support dialysis patients to have a greater understanding in their treatment and become experts in their own care as part of ShareHD care |
| Royal Hospital, Calow | Chesterfield | We have a table booked, in the hospital main entrance, organised by the Kidney Patients Association |
| Arley Pharmacy | Coventry | We have an awareness display in our pharmacy to help spread awareness |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust | Cramlington | The launch of our new AKI bundle on how to treat AKI stage 2 and above. |
| Diaverum Crawley Kidney Treatment Centre (CKTC) | Crawley | WKD open day to promote community awareness of healthy kidneys and womens health and to raise funds for Kidney Care UK. Activities: tombola, cake/ burger sale, health/ fitness competitions and many more … |
| Wheels for Wellbeing | Croydon | We support awareness days at our inclusive cycling days with reference to a ‘healthy lifestyle’. |
| Darent Valley Hospital | Dartford | Event stand in main entrance of the hospital to raise awareness of Kidney disease. Offering stop checks on Weight and Blood Pressure. |
| Royal Derby Hospital Foundation Trust | Derby | Events at the Royal Derby Hospital and Derby Train Station to raise awareness to members of the public and staff accessing the hospital. Tea and Cake sales, information, Bloop pressure checks |
| Altnagelvin Renal Support Group | Derry | Kidney Health and Organ Donation Awareness event at Foyleside Shopping Centre in Derry. N. Ireland |
| Buckland Hospital | Dover, Kent | We are planning a curry sale, a cake sale and a gift sale |
| Temple Street Childrens University Hospital | Dublin | A renal awareness day- a morning drop in session with our dialysis machines set up and sharing the work of our unit with staff & visitors and health promotion. |
| Ninewells Hospital | Dundee | 4 x stands throughout NHS Tayside – 3 x dialysis units and a larger stand in the main hospital. Focus on phosphate |
| Fife Kidney Support Group | Dunfermline | Event at Victoria Hospital |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | Eastbourne | No firm plans as yet, but will contact Womens Health and Out Patients to see if we could collaborate and have a display to raise awareness for visitors, service users and staff on 8th March. |
| Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital | Exeter | A Stand in the main entrance and restaurant of our hospital to promote kidney health and to give people a better understanding of renal disease. |
| Fresenius Medical Care Renal Unit | Farnborough | A cake sale and tombola |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | Glasgow | WKD Organ Donation sign up stall, Organ Donation campaign within the BAME communities. Led by Kidney Research UK |
| Queen Elizabeth University Hospital | Glasgow | Awareness Day being held within QEUH. Glasgow. Information stands and volunteers including Kidney Care UK and staff manning all day. |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Gloucester | Educational stand in hospital atrium targeted at general population (visitors/patients/staff) |
| Kings Walk Shopping Centre | Gloucester | Display Stand in Kings Walk Shopping Centre in Gloucester manned by volunteers supporting Kidney Research UK. |
| East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | Harlow | Raise awareness and hold events with our patient group and area. |
| Harrogate Satellite Renal unit | Harrogate | Making a huge cake and selling cup cakes |
| Renal Services (UK) Ltd | Havant | Small stand to promote kidney health and offer free blood pressure checks at Havant Meridian Shopping Centre |
| Hull and East Yorkshire NHS trust | Hull | Stand in corridor near canteen and hoping to get a story in newspaper and shared Trust wide on intranet |
| Raigmore Hospital | Inverness | Involved in a virtual run, having a display outside the renal unit, a bake sale – all to raise awareness |
| Ipswich Renal Unit | Ipswich, Suffolk | Pub card and cake sale at the renal unit, collection pot at Riverhills Health Club & Spa Ipswich with awareness poster |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | Kidderminster | We are celebrating with a cake sale in front of Hospital reception. |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Kilmarnock | Event at renal clinic to share information with renal patients and public and at the local Tesco to reach the public |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | King’s Lynn | We hope to sell cakes on the day and dress in purple |
| Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy Fife | Kinross | We have a few tables at the hospital manned by Fife Kidney Support Group |
| NHS Fife (Victoria Hospital) | Kirkcaldy | We are planning to have a stand in the main hospital reception, we will also send some material to our two satellite dialysis units. |
| Kidney Kids Scotland | Larbert | Kidney Kids Scotland supporters, the public and local businesses-helping to increase awareness and raise money |
| University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire | Leamington Spa | World Kidney Day Information Stall in the Foyer of the hospital led by Coventry & Warwickshire KPA |
| DJ Groom Room & Sandra May Hair Studio Ltd | Leicester | Holding a raffle and cake sale. |
| Monks Abbey Primary School | Lincoln | Awareness campaign at primary school |
| Royal Liverpool Hospital | Liverpool | A stand in the main foyer of the hospital, and in the nephrology clinic to display information about Womens health and CKD awareness, offering blood pressure checks and promoting kidney health. |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | London | Handing out literature on kidney related themes at each of our satellite units, ie The Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, Newham Hospital, Queens Hospital and King George’s Hospital |
| Department for Transport | London | Staff cascade to encourage more signing up to organ (kidney) donation. |
| Hammersmith Hospital | London | Dialysis Academy at Charing Cross Hospital (100 delegates) + fund raising events. Incl a fun run in the evening. |
| King’s College Hospital | London | We will be delivering dietetic advice about general healthy eating and answering any renal-specific questions from patients, the general public and staff members |
| Royal Free Hospital | London | Members of the Kidney Patients Association, renal nurses and dieticians will engage with the public to educate them about kidney awareness and organ donation. |
| St George’s University Hospital | London | We will be hosting our annual stand, taking BP, Dietary advice as well as sourcing the local gym to offer free gym time |
| The Officers’ Association | London | Put information on all floors and have a lunch time event with cakes for people to drop in and get information |
| West London Kidney Patients’ Association | London | Awareness events at Charing Cross, Imperial College Renal & Transplant Unit & Hammersmith Hospitals Awareness events at 3 hospitals – |
| Pinches Medical | Macclesfield | We are hoping to hold an awareness day |
| Manchester Royal Infirmary | Manchester | Home Therapies Roadshow supported by Kidney Care UK |
| Manchester University | Manchester | Bake sale and stall explaining world kidney day and womens health In Manchester University. Run by Student For Organ Donation society and OGSOC (Obs and Gynae Society). |
| Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Manchester | 2 small education events |
| James Cook University Hospital | Middlesbrough | World Kidney Day – Awareness raising at the hospital run by North East Kidney Patient Association |
| Humpty Dumpty Pre-School | Mitcham | I plan to hold a cake sale and dress up day at my nursery to help raise money and awareness to a cause close to heart |
| Strathclyde Park | Motherwell | Family Fun Day in Motherwell, information stands and local events going on to promote health awareness. We have organ transplant patients telling their stories and we have the local press. Organised by Lanarkshire Transplant Team |
| Renal Services (UK) Ltd | Newark | Small stand to promote kidney health and offer free blood pressure checks Adsa Newark |
| Freeman Hospital | Newcastle Upon Tyne | Cyclists in nephrology team doing a sponsored static bike challenge and consultants will visit schools during this time and the children love stickers |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | Ongoing patient education Pop up stand in foyer of hospital |
| Renal Services (UK) Ltd | North Shields | Small stand to promote kidney health and offer free blood pressure checks at Tesco – North Shields, |
| Bridgeway Consulting Ltd | Nottingham | Donations for healthy vegan bake sale items. |
| Nottingham City Hospital | Nottingham | We are holding a cake stall and raffle to raise funds for the renal unit and renal research |
| Nottingham University Hospital | Nottingham | We plan to have a tea party with past and present patients |
| Queen’s Medical Centre NHS Trust | Nottingham | An information stand at the Main Entrance of hospital providing information and blood pressure checks with specialist renal nurses. Providing patients with info. |
| Renal Services (UK) Ltd | Okehampton | Small stand to promote kidney health and offer free blood pressure checks: Waitrose – Okehampton |
| Our Lady and St Huberts School | Oldbury | Getting my school involved in world kidney day |
| Western Trust | Omagh | Plan to have table set up in main foyer of hospital. meet and greet public and educate re organ donation and good kidney health and prevention. |
| Peterborough Hospital | Peterborough | Holding a home dialysis awareness day and promoting this year’s theme through promotion on visuals in the hospital site. Display stand in the foyer too |
| Plymouth hospitals NHS Trust | Plymouth | We are going to have a stand in the entrance of the hospital to promote kidney awareness we will have staff and patients there to answer any questions |
| Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust | Plymouth | We are planning to promote Kidney Cancer, treatment, trials and help and support within our department |
| East and North Herts NHS Trust | Regional | We are planning on having information at all 5 of our dialysis units during March. celebrating the different nationalities and staff. |
| BCUHB – Glan Clwyd Hospital | Rhyl | We always have a stand in our reception area to raise awareness – this is usually supported by our Patient Group and well received by patients and members of the public. |
| HOPE KPA | Salford | Various stalls in the main corridor of Salford Royal Hospital, exercise bikes etc |
| Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust | Salford | Combination of information stands and interactive activities for staff patients and carers |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Sheffield | Two events- one for the general public in the city centre doing blood pressure checks and one a seminar in the evening for kidney patients and medical staff. |
| University of Sheffield IICD | Sheffield | Public outreach and info event plus fundraising activities for various local kidney charities. |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS FoundationTtrust | Southampton | A study event including pregnancy & chronic kidney disease, altruistic donation in females, pyelonephritis & patient experience of AKI- with celebrity guest speaker Charlie Webster. |
| Portsmouth NHS Trust | Southsea | We plan to have a stand within the hospital to promote World kidney day, we have previously done this for Diabetes . |
| Stanmore College | Stanmore | Raising awareness of Kidney disease and making students aware of the signs and causes of kidney disease. Talking to parents /guardians about there health and organ donation. Inclusion of the issues in the curriculum. |
| Lister Hospital | Stevenage | The Renal Research team and Transplant team will have a stall in the main corridor of Lister hospital to hand out flyers and be a source of information for patients of the hospital and raise awareness to the public. |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands | Stoke-On-Trent | Set up a display stand in hospital atrium to raise awareness about kidney disease |
| Cardiff and Vale UHB & Abertawe Bro Morgannwg UHB | Swansea | This year we will be doing events over two hospitals on different days. |
| Paul Popham Fund | Swansea | Events planned for 7th in the National Assembly for Wales and Thursday and are also visiting schools in the local area. |
| Renal Department Morriston Hospital | Swansea | An education roadshow in a local school on kidney disase, prevention and general information on keeping yourself healthy. |
| NHS | Torquay | Health promotion to staff and patients. Raise awareness amongst patient and staff group |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Troon | We are planning to do a front door awareness campaign. With a view to also target the renal wards and areas with information. Including clinics featuring renal in the week of WKD. |
| The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | Wakefield | Trust wide awareness event aimed at AKI recognition and treatment, fluid balance for staff and kidney health for members of the public |
| Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board | Welshpool, Powys | Education Session For Women |
| Renal Unit Southend hospital | Westcliff-On-Sea | We will be doing a awareness day for healthy kidneys doing blood pressure and blood sugars in the main renal unit for hospital staff and the public |
| Royal Wolverhampton NHS Hospitals Trust | Wolverhampton | Display area and staff to provide information at the hospital Greggs establishment. Hoping also to have support via the women’s health dept. to support the renal health representatives. |
| South Eastern KPA | Worthing and others | 4 events, 1 Worthing, 1 Chichester, 1 Brighton, 1 Haywards Heath. First 2, on 7th March, latter 2 on 8th March |
| York Hospital | York | Tombola and stall highlighting kidney care for all, in the main entrance to the hospital. |