The World Kidney Day initiative in the UK is led by The Kidney Charities Together Group:
UK Kidney Association
The UK Kidney Association is the leading professional body for the UK kidney community. It is dedicated to improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care through education, training, research, quality improvement and workforce development. It has over 2,000 doctors, scientists and multi-professional team members and is the oldest continuously active nephrology society in the world.
Kidney Care UK
Kidney Care UK is the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity, working to improve the life of kidney patients and their families. First established in 1975 as the British Kidney Patient Association (BKPA), Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people affected by kidney disease for 50 years. The charity provides emotional, practical and financial support to patients and their families, as well as working to improve the quality of health and care services and campaigning for change. Our trusted PIF Tick accredited patient information covers a range of areas including diagnosis, treatment and how to live well with chronic kidney disease. We believe that no one should face kidney disease alone.
Kidney Research UK
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. We work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease and we collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure people living with kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority. Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity. Only research will end kidney disease; by offering kidney patients and their families hope for the future.
NKF
For over 46 years, the National Kidney Federation (NKF) has been a lifeline of support for those affected by kidney disease. The NKF is proud to be the only national charity entirely run by kidney patients, for kidney patients. The NKF’s free-to-call helpline (0800 169 09 36), national peer support service, and library of over 200 information leaflets continue to be vital resources, offering guidance, reassurance, and practical advice to kidney patients, their families, and caregivers across the UK.
PKD Charity
About 70,000 adults and children in the UK have Polycystic Kidney Disease or PKD – life-threatening inherited conditions that can cause renal (kidney) failure and affect other organs in the body. Over 12 million children and adults worldwide have PKD. We support those affected, fund research and raise awareness.
Kidney Wales
Kidney Wales is here to support patients and families across Wales, by providing information, advice and assistance and making financial grants available through a well-being fund for those patients most in need. The charity also works alongside the NHS to invest in equipment that will support excellent treatment for kidney patients and supports the funding of research projects in Wales.
Popham Kidney Support
Popham Kidney Support supports children, youths and adults with kidney disease and their families in Wales, to lead a better quality of life, by providing a Peer Support and Counselling Service and support groups called Kidney Café’s. They improve physicality through their Exercise for Health programme. They provide grants and help in financial crisis. They collaborate with Renal Teams in Wales to provide education, and they also campaign for better services.
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