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New book to help children at Glasgow hospital facing kidney transplant
New book to help children at Glasgow hospital facing kidney transplant 19 June 2023 A new set of books have been launched today, specially tailored to support children with kidney disease being treated at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children. The hospital will be gifted 100 of the ‘My New Kidney’ full colour hardback books created…
Read MoreUK-wide programme will encourage more people to consider giving the gift of life through living kidney donation
UK-wide programme will encourage more people to consider giving the gift of life through living kidney donation 13 June 2023 A new programme to raise awareness of living kidney donation and encourage more people to consider saving lives by becoming a living donor is to be launched thanks to a partnership between two specialist charities.…
Read MoreInternational Nurses’ Day: retired renal nurse and trustee reflects on 30 years of nursing
International Nurses’ Day: retired renal nurse and trustee reflects on 30 years of nursing 12 May 2023 To mark International Nurses’ Day, we sat down with our trustee, retired renal nurse Angela Watt to talk about her career on the wards and some of the immense changes that have taken place over the past 30…
Read MoreNew book to help children at Alder Hey facing kidney transplant
New book to help children at Alder Hey facing kidney transplant 16 March 2023 A new book has been launched today, Thursday 16 March, specially tailored to support children with kidney disease being treated at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Kidney Research UK and Alder Hey Children’s Charity have funded the book, created by publisher Get…
Read MoreTake action this World Kidney Day!
Take action this World Kidney Day! 01 March 2023 World Kidney Day takes place on Thursday 9 March – and there’s plenty you can do to get involved. Supporting kidney wellbeing Do you know someone who has recently been diagnosed with kidney disease? We can give them a helping hand with their wellbeing! This World…
Read MoreFamily funds dialysis research in mother’s memory
Family funds dialysis research in mother’s memory 16 December 2022 After Lady Judith Solomon passed away last year, her husband Sir Harry Solomon and children decided they would like to set up an award to further research into kidney conditions. Lady Judith had been affected by kidney disease for many years after suffering from sepsis…
Read MoreI have experienced eating too much of what I shouldn’t have, and it is something that I really do not want to do again
I have experienced eating too much of what I shouldn’t have, and it is something that I really do not want to do again 16 December 2022 Kidney patient Kola Ponnle’s recollections of Christmas are filled with memories of his home country of Nigeria and the sweet taste of chocolate and other indulgent treats. Now…
Read MoreChange is even more urgent now.
Change is even more urgent now. 20 October 2022 2021/22, a year when we built back from the toughest of times, re-launched our research programme, innovated and moved forward at pace with our plans. We brought together world experts in Alport syndrome, a rare kidney condition, to accelerate discovery. We held our first funding competition…
Read MorePKD patients set to benefit from £0.5m research investment
PKD patients set to benefit from £0.5m research investment 27 May 2022 Kidney Research UK and The PKD Charity, have teamed up to fund three research projects to improve the lives of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients, with grants worth a total of £537,000. The awards mark the start of a new collaborative approach to…
Read MoreRare glimpse into UK dialysis unit to show reality of care and research needs
Rare glimpse into UK dialysis unit to show reality of care and research needs 12 May 2022 A renal nurse in Scotland is sharing her 30 years of experience this International Nurse’s Day to help raise awareness of the huge undertakings faced by renal nurses across the UK. Rachel Cox, a renal practice educator at…
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