Archive for October 2018
The Dr will see you now
Volunteers and staff at Kidney Research UK’s Cardiff shop were caught-up in a web of excitement and secrecy this summer when a film crew asked to hire the shop.
Read MoreImpact of Kidney Research UK: a patient writes
Impact of Kidney Research UK: a patient writes by David Prosser – Kidney Research UK trustee 25 October 2018 David is a transplant patient and a trustee at Kidney Research UK. A Chartered Accountant by training, in 2013 David left the City after a career of 32 years at PwC, where he was a Senior…
Read MoreIt’s together that we make a difference
It’s together that we make a difference by Rachael Geraghty – Supporter Care Officer 19 October 2018 I joined Kidney Research UK at the beginning of July this year, and even though I’ve only been here a few months, I feel like I’m really part of a vibrant, thriving group of people. I work in…
Read MoreUsing patient data to improve dialysis treatment in the UK
Using patient data to improve dialysis treatment in the UK In 2010 Kidney Research UK awarded Dr James Fotheringham, a Consultant Nephrologist at the Sheffield Kidney Institute, a fellowship to analyse the performance of renal care services and associated health outcomes. Patient data from the Renal Registry, the Hospital Episode Statistics, and mortality data from…
Read MoreKidney Research UK secures Joint Fellowship partnership with NIHR to advance research
Kidney Research UK has been chosen to partner with the National Institute for Health Research Academy, to offer jointly-funded Partnership Fellowships at Doctoral level, as part of the launch of the new NIHR Fellowship programme.
Read MoreNICE recommends patients are offered choice over setting and type of dialysis treatment
People being treated with dialysis after kidney failure should be offered a choice over where and what type of treatment they have, according to new recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
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