What needs to change in #KidneyCare across the UK? What are the biggest challenges? What should a modern kidney service look like? Tell us your views via #VoicestoVision & help inform the MSF. 💻 Primary care listening event | 15 Sept 📋 Listening survey closes 30 Sept https://ow.ly/55uv50ZIiqM
UK Kidney Association
@ukkidney.org
The leading professional body for the UK kidney community. Dedicated to improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research.
⏰ Pharmacist Bursaries Close Friday! Planning to attend this year's Renal Pharmacy conference? Bursaries are available to support attendance. Find out more: https://ow.ly/rWqY50ZArtK 📅 Conference: 9–10 October 📍 Hilton Birmingham Metropole #RenalPharmacy #Nephrology
🚨UK Kidney Week 2027: submissions OPEN! Have research to share? A topic that deserves a bigger platform? An idea for a workshop or session? Now is your chance to have your area of interest included in the #UKKW27 programme. 👉Explore the submission opportunities: ukkw.org #Nephrology #KidneyCare
What have children & young people told us about their experience of paediatric kidney care? Join the PREM research team to explore the findings, what they mean for care & the future of patient experience surveys. 📅 12 Sep 🎟️ Free to attend 🔗 https://ow.ly/qKeH50ZG0SQ #PaediatricKidneyCare
📊 What are patients telling us about #KidneyCare? 2025 #KidneyPREM highlights areas of strength: 🔒 Privacy & dignity ℹ️ Patient info 👥 Access to the team & areas to improve: 🤝 Support 💬 Sharing decisions 🚗 Transport 🔎 Explore the results & how your unit compares: https://ow.ly/X5Bo50ZFIHy
⏰Last chance to share your insights The Glomerulonephritis SIG medicines workstream invites secondary care HCPs to complete a 5-min survey on the use of obinutuzumab for lupus nephritis & other kidney conditions. ⏱️ Closes tomorrow (30 Aug) 📝 Complete now: https://ow.ly/VIrJ50Zv4qj #KidneyCare
🧬Working in #RareKidneyDisease care? Nephrologists, trainees, pharmacists, nurses & the wider renal MPT are invited to the Rare Disease Summit 2026. 💡Expert updates from Rare Disease Groups on evolving evidence & treatment pathways. 🎟️ Free for UKKA members https://ow.ly/uaMn50ZFEjo #KidneyCare
📣 Got research, QI or clinical work to share with the paediatric kidney community? Get your abstract ready! Submissions for the UK Paediatric Kidney Conference open Tuesday. Organised by BAPN & PNNG, the meeting is for HCPs at all levels of experience. #PaediatricKidneyCare #PaediatricNephrology
🚀 Looking to take your #nephrology knowledge to the next level? The UKKA ANC 2027: comprehensive updates across the full curriculum, the latest developments in kidney medicine + interactive case-based learning. 📅 5–9 Jan 2027 ⚠️ Limited spaces 🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/Nqia50ZFcxz #KidneyCare
Interested in health data research in kidney medicine? 📊 There's still time to apply: Clinical Research Fellow post at Uni of Bristol, using RaDaR & UK Renal Registry data, with funding & MD/PhD supervision. Also open to senior trainees. 🔗 https://ow.ly/pZfa50ZAqrz #Nephrology #KidneyCare
💬 What needs to change in kidney care? Share your experience through the Voices to Vision listening survey or virtual event, to help inform a Kidney Disease Modern Service Framework. 📋 Survey closes 30 Sept 💻 Primary care listening event: 15 Sept https://ow.ly/oOUP50ZBWPZ #KidneyCare #Nephrology
💡Explore the Mental Capacity Act through training tailored to #KidneyCare. The workshop will cover the Court of Protection, approaches to decision making & build your confidence caring for renal patients with cognitive impairments. 📍 Manchester 📆 17 Sept Register: https://ow.ly/Tpoo50ZCkxW
🗣️ From community voices to a vision for the future of kidney care. 450+ people have contributed to Voices to Vision, helping identify priorities for a national kidney disease framework. There’s still time to have your say. Surveys are open until 30 Sept. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Eh8w50ZBVk8 #KidneyCare
⏰Closing Sunday! The University of Bristol is recruiting a Clinical Research Fellow, Health Data Research to join the LifeArc–Kidney Research UK Centre for Rare Kidney Disease. Work with RaDaR & UKRR data while completing a funded MD or PhD. 📝https://ow.ly/TMaF50ZBnRR #KidneyResearch #Nephrology
What should be on the UK Kidney Week 2027 programme? Transplantation? AKI? GLP-1s? Home dialysis? More nursing, dietetic or paediatric content? If you want to see it, tell us. 📅 Session proposals + abstracts open 31 August. Find out more at ukkw.org
💊 Bursaries are available for Renal Pharmacists! A limited number of bursaries are available to support attendance at the Annual Renal Pharmacy Conference in Birmingham on 9–10 October. ⏰ Apply by 4 September. Find out more: https://ow.ly/QgsR50ZArww
🧬 Rare Kidney Disease Summit 2026 🔬 Research updates, new & emerging treatments & the latest developments across rare kidney disease. 📅 29–30 November 📍 Birmingham View the programme & register now: https://ow.ly/BMvp50ZArn2
Rare Disease Summit 2026
Join colleagues from across the community to explore the past, present and future of rare kidney disease research and treatment in the UK.
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Interested in health data research in kidney medicine? 📊 Clinical Research Fellow post (3 years) at Uni of Bristol - using RaDaR + UK Renal Registry data, with funding + MD/PhD supervision. ⏰ Closes Sunday, 23 August: https://ow.ly/pZfa50ZAqrz
📊 PREM results are in! How does your kidney unit compare? The 2025 Kidney PREM saw record participation, with over 17,000 adults & 673 children & young people sharing their experiences of kidney care across the UK. 🔎 View the results: https://ow.ly/fgXb50ZzNOJ #KidneyCare
📚 UKKA members: have you checked out the Education Hub recently? Explore online courses covering primary care, CKD, anaemia, CVRM, rare diseases, AKI, GN & much more. ⏱️ Short modules ❔ Quizzes 📜 Certificates 🔗 https://education.ukkidney.org/courses #Nephrology #KidneyCare
The kidney community is calling for a national strategy to improve kidney care across the UK. More than 450 patients, carers & HCPs have already helped identify what it should prioritise – their input is now being analysed to shape the case for change. Read more: https://ow.ly/IKyb50Zzkgn
Transforming community voices into national action
Over the past 6 months, the kidney community has been campaigning to policymakers for a Kidney Disease Modern Service Framework. October 2025 - open letter calling for a national kidney disease strategy delivered to Prime Minister
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🌍 UKKA membership benefit: complimentary ERA membership! UKKA members are eligible for free European Renal Association membership through our partnership. Log in to your UKKA dashboard → Member Benefits & follow the prompts 🔗 https://app.sheepcrm.com/ukkidney/ #Nephrology #KidneyCare
🌍 Join the upcoming Kidney Care SusNet webinar exploring planetary health & #sustainability, & how biological intelligence & natural systems thinking can inspire more sustainable approaches to kidney care. Register: https://ow.ly/7s7o50Zy1r3 #SustainableHealthCare #KidneyCare
Updated Home Dialysis Calculator 🚰📱 The latest Home Dialysis Utility Reimbursement Calculator is now available, helping kidney teams accurately calculate reimbursement for the additional costs incurred by receiving #dialysis at home. Find out more & download: https://ow.ly/of9z50ZxmPr #KidneyCare
📢 AKI leadership roles Members are invited to express interest in 2 key roles within the #AKI SIG: 🩺 Clinical Co-Chair 🤝 MPT Co-Chair, QI & Implementation Workstream Contribute to national work & help shape the future of the SIG. 📅 Apply by 14 August 📝 https://ow.ly/q3r550Zxmul #KidneyCare
🛠️ Practical learning in Interventional Nephrology Get hands-on with 10+ workshop stations at the UK ING Annual Meeting 2026 Explore the procedures, technologies & service models shaping #InterventionalNephrology. 📅 Virtual: 11 Nov | In-person: 14 Nov 🔗 https://ow.ly/Vnc850Zk1eH #KidneyCare
📣 New Opportunity for Renal Trainees Seeking a trainee to join a new UKKA project developing patient-centred resources. ✔️ National output ✔️ Project & QI experience ✔️ Authorship 📧 Submit a short EOI to jyoti.baharani@uhb.nhs.uk. 🔗 https://ow.ly/CsJW50Zx12i #KidneyCare #PatientExperience
📊 Kidney Data Updated The UKRR has updated its Centre Summaries & Audit Standards portals with the latest verified KRT data. Used by kidney teams across the UK, the interactive portals support local audit, benchmarking & QI. 🔎 Explore portals: https://ow.ly/onxP50Zw4G1 #KidneyData #KidneyResearch
Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorder Study Day 📚🦴 📅 28 Sept 📍 Manchester Join Kidney Research UK for an interactive study day covering a range of topics including osteoporosis management in #CKD, vascular calcification, calciphylaxis research & much more https://ow.ly/XrqY50Zwsp2
The UKKA Glomerulonephritis SIG medicines workstream is inviting healthcare professionals working in secondary care to complete a short survey on the use of obinutuzumab for lupus nephritis and other renal indications. ⏱️ Approx. 5 minutes to complete 📝 Complete now: https://ow.ly/VIrJ50Zv4qj