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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Have a successful day!
| Organisation | Town | Event-info |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Council | Aberdeen | Promotion to raise awareness through Intranet, social media and posters in workplaces |
| Aberdeen Royal infirmary | Aberdeen | Awareness day |
| Monklands Hospital | Airdire | Stands at the main entrance of the hopsital and the entrance to the canteen to raise awareness |
| Grampian Kidney Patients Association | Alford | Awareness table at local supermarket and promotion at local GP centres |
| Antrim Area Hospital | Antrim | highlight world kidney day and all services we have to offer |
| Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital | Bangor | Information stand in General Hospital |
| Belfast City Hospital | Belfast | Awareness stand led by Kidney Care UK |
| Virtual Race (200 participants) | Bingley | Raising money for Kidney Research UK and Kidney Care UK |
| Heartlands Hospital | Birmingham | Awareness stand and checking blood pressure in the front entrance of the hospital. Representation from Kidney Care |
| Queens Elizabeth Hospital | Birmingham | Awareness stand |
| Sparkhill Dialysis Unit | Birmingham | Awareness event |
| Kings Norton Kidney Treatment Centre (Diaverum) | Birmingham | Share the day with our dialysis patients. |
| Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service | Blackburn | Holding a World Kidney Day event at centre |
| Royal Blackburn Hospital | Blackburn | Patient, staff and visitor educational stand/event |
| Blackpool Victoria Hospital | Blackpool | Promotional event at the hospital raising awareness between staff and visitors. |
| Pilgrim Hospital | Boston | Awareness table either at the main entrance or near the cafeteria and cakes |
| Birch Hill Primary School | Bracknell | Awareness activities |
| Bradford Teaching Hospital | Bradford | Awareness event |
| Royal Sussex County Hospital | Brighton | Display and discussion stands led by South Eastern Kidney Patient Association |
| Southmead Hospital | Bristol | Ward events particularly medication review to reduce AKI progression |
| MedImmune | Cambridge | Awareness stand at and event led by Kidney Research UK |
| Cambridge Dialysis Unit | Cambridge | Awareness event |
| Kent and Canterbury Hospital | Canterbury | Awareness event |
| University Hospital of Wales | Cardiff | Coffee and Cake Morning in Nephrology & Transplant Outpatient Clinic |
| Bbraun avitum (Cardiff North site) | Cardiff | Event to raise awareness, with fun games for the patients to raise money and boost moral |
| Bbraun avitum (Cardiff South site) | Cardiff | Selling cookies to patients and staff, guess number of jelly beans in the box |
| St Helier Hospital | Carshalton | Event to increase kidney awareness and to promote The Kidney Fund |
| Mid Essex NHS Hospitals Trust | Chelmsford | Information stand in main atrium of hospital to raise awareness and info on research opportunities available at the hospital. |
| G4S Patient Transport Service | Chelmsford | Awareness event |
| Countess of Chester NHS Trust | Chester | Hospital based event based for out patients & staff |
| Royal Chesterfield Hospital | Chesterfield | Awareness table on entrance corridor at the hospital |
| Shopping centre | Chineham | Promotional stand to promote world kidney day, NKF, KPA and organ donation |
| Colchester Primary Care Trust Building Unit | Clacton-on-Sea Essex | Raffle and homemade cake stall and handing out leaflets, water etc to the general public. |
| BCUHB Bodelwyddan Clinic | Conwy | Information stand in hospital |
| Lloyds pharmacy | Coventry | Planned event at the pharmacy to raise awarness |
| Diaverum Renal Unit (Darlington Memorial Hospital) | Darlington | Event in the patients waiting area |
| Queen Margaret Hospital | Dunfermline | Stand in main hospital foyer |
| Evince Technology Limited | Durham | Awareness event |
| Eastbourne District General Hospital | Eastbourne | AKI Quality Improvement workshops for staff |
| Hairmyres Hospital | East Kilbride | Event highlighting importance of healthy kidneys plus AKI improvement work at the hospital |
| Edinburgh Royal Infirmary | Edinburgh | Awareness event focusing on living donation led by Kidney Research UK Peer Educators. |
| Renal Unit Southend Hospital | Essex | Blood pressures and blood sugar checks for the whole hospital also explaining AKI |
| Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital | Exeter | Several events at the hospital and one in the city centre with our local KPA. |
| Victoria Hospital | Fife | Stand run by Fife Kidney Support Group |
| Queen Elizabeth University Hospital | Glasgow | Display stands led by Kidney Care UK |
| Gloucester Royal Hospital and Kings Walk Shopping centre | Gloucester | Display stands led by Gloucestershire Kidney Patients Association supporting Kidney Research UK and Kidney Care UK |
| King George’s Hospital | Goodmayes | Awareness stand |
| North East Kidney Patients Association | Hartlepool | Raise an awareness of kidney disease and have an information stand with leaflets. |
| Conquest Hospital | Hastings | AKI Quality Improvement Workshops for staff |
| Princess Royal Hospital | Haywards Heath | Awareness event led by South Eastern KPA |
| Diaverum – Hereford Kidney Treatment Centre | Hereford | Awareness event |
| Lister Hospital Stevenage | Hertford | A stand in the main concourse with nformation and fun events – number of kidney beans in a jar etc |
| Highbridge | Coffee morning with stalls and entertainer | |
| Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust | Hull | Awareness stand near canteen manned by staff and Humberside KPA |
| Ipswich Hospital | Ipswich | Awareness stand in hospital reception, checking blood pressure and giving information on kidney health and living kidney donation |
| Manx Kidney Patients Association | Isle of Man | Display in the local hospital and local shopping centre with media involvement |
| Kettering Renal Unit | Kettering | Promotion and awareness event |
| Kidderminster Dialysis Unit | Kidderminster | Cake sale, bingo for patients and kidney health awareness campaign on main reception |
| Severn Trent Water Ltd | Kidderminster | Promote good kidney health & awareness through wellbeing team, & associates in counties throughout the company |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Lanark | Event within our hospital highlighting the importance of healthy kidneys and AKI |
| Kidney Kids Scotland | Larbert | Encourage local people and businesses to get involved by wearing something yellow or blue and raising awareness |
| Yorkshire Kidney Centre for Paediatrics (Leeds Gen Infirmary) | Leeds | Party to raise awareness |
| St James University Hospitals | Leeds | Bake sale and stand in our main hospital wing |
| Sterling Services UK Ltd | Leeds | Raising awareness in the office |
| Leicester General Hospital | Leicester | Awareness stand in main reception of hospital, outpatients and renal research unit. |
| Leicester City Centre | Leicester | Awareness event for members of the public incl BP check and nurses/docs there. Also an event for BAME communities at Jalaram Temple |
| SSP Leigh Sports Village Practice | Leigh | Cake sale awareness event |
| Legal aid agency | Liverpool | Raise awareness in office on WKD, challenge it liquid intake exercise and charity fundraising |
| Aintree Hospital | Liverpool | Raising awareness in health clinics for staff and patients |
| Alder Hey Childrens Hospital | Liverpool | Stand in atrium of hospital |
| Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen NHS Trust | Liverpool | Events in all the renal clinics and the main foyer of the Hospital, offering blood pressure checks, nutrition information, transplant information |
| St Bartholomews Hospital | London | Awareness stand |
| Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | London | Awareness stand in the main entrance to Guy’s Hospital manned by kidney staff and patients. |
| Global City international | London | Presentation on the kidney, CKD and organ donation. Plus BP and blood sugar checks |
| Tower Hamlets Council | London | working with volunteers at different sites raising awareness |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital | London | An event in the hospital canteen for increase awareness of kidney disease amongst staff and patients |
| Various sites | London | We are hoping to man stalls at The Royal London, Whipps Cross, Queens and Newham Hospitals and Tower Hamlets Town Hall |
| Royal Free Hospital | London | Stall at Royal Free Hospital and at offsite renal units- involving staff and kidney peer supporters |
| Department for Transport | London | Cake sale and juice sale at Church |
| St Mary’s Hospital, South Wharf Road | London | Awareness event in hospital reception led by West London KPA |
| Hammersmith Hospital | London | Raising awareness across hospital (Renal and Transplant Building and in main reception) in conjunction with West London KPA |
| Greencore Food To Go | London | An awareness event in our canteen hosted by one of our team who is a kidney transplant recipient |
| Bupa Cromwell Hospital | London | Awareness day at the hospital with leaflets, quiz, raffle, videos and fundraise for Kidney Research UK |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Loughborough | Coffee and cake sale in a large office with an information table |
| Wythenshawe Hospital | Manchester | Emphasis on hydration on Thirsty Thurs giving out free water and discussing kidney health. |
| The Christie NHS Foundation Trust | Manchester | Awareness stand and visit ward areas educating and promoting kidney care to trust staff. |
| Manchester Royal Infirmary | Manchester | Stand promoting kidneys and transplants |
| Central Manchester Foundation Trust | Manchester | Stand to promote world kidney day and highlight research in this area. |
| Scottish Borders General Hospital | Melrose | Awareness stand run by South East Scotland Kidney Patients Association. Home baking and Sylvia’s world famous tablet will be on sale. |
| St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust | Merseyside | Awareness Stand at the hospital for patients relatives and staff |
| South tees acute nhs trust | Middlesbrough | Awareness event |
| Ifybella Kidney Organisation | Milton Keynes | Various events |
| Cheshire West and Chester Library | Neston, Cheshire | Awareness day |
| Freeman Hospital | Newcastle | Information day in the renal department organised by Tyneside Kidney Patient Association in conjunction with Renal Team. |
| KDARS for kids (Kidney disease and renal support) | North East Lincolnshire | Coffee Morning to raise awareness of CKD and renal issues. |
| Northampton General Hospital | Northampton | Promotion to patients and clinical staff in the hospital |
| Bishop Stopford School | Northants | Raise awareness, by putting up a display in the medical room. |
| Virgin Money Giving Lounge | Norwich | Event in the Virgin lounge led by NKF with nurses offering BP testing to staff and customers, BBC presenter attending and local papers invited |
| Nottingham University Hospitals Trust | Nottingham | Awareness event |
| Diaverum (South Nottingham Dialysis Unit) | Nottingham | Cup cake sale and bring and buy trolley |
| Nottingham City Hospital | Nottingham | Cake sale and awareness stand |
| Fresenius Medical Care | Nottinghamshire | Fundraising day at our head office including bake-off, pyjama day, treasure hunt and various sports activities. |
| Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex | Omagh | Setting up stand in main foyer and attending local park run |
| Lancashire & South Cumbria Kidney Patients Association | Ormskirk | Raising awareness |
| Peterborough Hospital | Peterborough | Awareness stand led by Kidney Research UK |
| Derriford Hospital | Plymouth | Information stand offering advice and points of contact – led by Friends of Derriford Kidney Unit |
| Queen Alexandra Hospital | Portsmouth | Awareness event in main atrium of hospital supported by wessex kidney unit and Kidney Care UK |
| Casa Bistro Ltd | Powys | Awareness event |
| Royal Preston Hospital | Preston | Event linked in with a local running group plus BP checks, healthy kidney advice/promotion followed by a 5k fun run. |
| Six Counties Kidney Patients Association | Princes Risborough | Supper party |
| Royal Berkshire Hospital | Reading | Awareness Stall in hospital |
| Salford Royal NHS Trust | Salford | Information giving stalls at hospital, supported by patients (including Kidney Care UK) and staff |
| Northern General Hospital | Sheffield | Awareness stand led by Kidney Care UK |
| Millenium Galleries and Central United Reformed Church | Sheffield | Patient event and a photo exhibition run by Sheffield Hospitals Charity |
| Shropshire and Mid Wales KPA | Shrewsbury | Awareness event at local superstore,with patients & nurses, taking blood pressure,weighing people and raising awareness of a healthy BMI and diet |
| ASDA Telford | Shropshire | Stand in ASDA in Telford to offer information about kidney health, BP & BMI checks. |
| South Tyneside Foundation Trust | South Shields | Highlighting awareness within waiting areas |
| Southampton University Hospital | Southampton | Cake sale during the day and stand promoting kidney awareness organ donation and evening meal with raffle and entertainment. |
| Spire Southampton Hospital | Southampton | Hospital wide education and awareness and launch new AKI recognition algorithm |
| Sail in the Solent | Southampton | Sail in the Solent, with crew made of Tx recipients and kidney experts led by SEKPA |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | Southampton | World Kidney day study day for 400 delegates at Botleigh Grange Hotel |
| Railway Hotel | Southend on Sea | Rock gig with a number of local bands organised by South East and Central Essex Mind |
| Supermarine Sports and Social Club | South Marston, Swindon | East Meets West Family Fun event in aid of Give a Kidney |
| St Albans City Hospital | St Albans | Eat Cake and Talk |
| Royal Stoke University Hospital | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Information Day at Hospital about kidney disease |
| County Hospital | Stafford | Display stand at the front of the hospital |
| Kings Mill Hospital Satellite dialysis unit | Sutton-in-Ashfield | Stand in the main hospital |
| Morriston Renal Unit | Swansea | Event in a local school with a carousel of stations where pupils learn about kidneys from health care staff and patients. |
| Village Hotel | Swansea | Patient conference and attending the National Assembly of Wales – Paul Popham Fund Renal Support Wales |
| Great Western Hospital | Swindon | Stand and giving out information to the public. Plus on 20th March have booked the academy and will be giving lots of information to staff members. |
| Park House school | Swindon | Cake sale |
| Bbraun Dialysis Unit | Taunton | Awareness stand |
| St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Tooting | Stand at main entrance with kidney health promotion and fun activities |
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust | Truro | A stand in the Main entrance foyer |
| Minister Health Care | Tyne and wear | Coffee morning and cake sale in community hub and care home |
| Renal Services UK Ltd | UK-wide | Various pop up events in our dialysis clinics |
| Walsall Manor Hospital | Walsall | Presence in main atrium of hospital with a stand. |
| Diaverum (Walsall Kidney Treatment Centre) | Walsall | Awareness event |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust | Wigan | Stall giving out information to members of the public and staff. The local press have also been invited. |
| Kidney Warriors Wigan | Wigan | Talks to raise public awareness of kidney disease and reduced kidney function |
| Wirral University teaching hospital NHS trust | Wirral | Raise awareness for patients and families on inpatient surgical /urology ward |
| The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | Wolverhampton | Trust display to promote World Kidney Day |
| New Cross Hospital | Wolverhampton | Stall in Greggs within hospital site |
| University of Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | Table in the Student Union. |
| Worthing Hospital | Worthing | Awareness event led by South Eastern KPA |
| York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust | York | Awareness event |