Policy updates

At Kidney Care UK we believe that everyone with a long-term condition must have equal access to the mental health and social (psychosocial) care support they need.

Kidney Care UK believe that everyone should be able to access the medication they need to stay well, without worrying about whether, or not, they can afford it.

Are you or your family affected by kidney disease, and waiting for or living with a transplant? Then we need your help on Wednesday 4 December 2024!

Everyone should be able to access the medication they need to stay well, without worrying about whether or not they can afford it. People who live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland do not pay for your prescriptions. In England, people who are not exempt pay £9.90 per item.

A new Kidney Care UK report gives a unique insight in transplant care in the UK in 2024 from the patient viewpoint.

Following the election on 4 July 2024, we are calling on the next government to improve care for people in the UK living with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

We’re calling on the government to review and reform the unjust and outdated prescription charging system to make prescriptions free for everyone living with a long-term condition in England, as they are in other parts of the United Kingdom.

Following campaigning from Kidney Care UK, on 1 February 2024 the Scottish government confirmed the introduction of their first-ever national guidelines for reimbursement for people on home dialysis in Scotland.

A new Kidney Care UK report published today highlights that in Scotland people face an unreliable, inefficient transport service, long travel and waiting times to and from in-centre dialysis and a lack of suitable vehicles and drivers.

A lack of focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD) is putting lives at risk and putting unsustainable pressure on the NHS, according to a Kidney Care UK report, Let’s talk kidneys – opportunities for early intervention in chronic kidney disease.

According to a Kidney Care UK report, one third of home dialysis patients are not receiving any reimbursement from their trusts and less than a third of trusts are reimbursing patients using the appropriate tariff. This is despite the fact that NHS trusts receive funds from NHS England to pay for reimbursements.

Kidney Care UK’s Cost of Staying Alive report issues a stark warning to the Government that thousands of kidney patients’ mental, physical, and financial health is at risk without urgent action.