Fighting for change

Kidney Care UK is working every day to improve the lives of everyone affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). We make sure the voices of kidney patients are heard by politicians and policy makers, to help them understand the challenges kidney disease can bring.

Help us influence change

  • Our research uncovers the facts about kidney patients' lives and identifies variations in standards of care.
  • We use the results of our research to produce policy recommendations for government and the NHS.
  • Our policy work informs our tireless campaigning for improvements in care and support for kidney patients.

Latest policy updates from Kidney Care UK

  • Campaign, Treatment and medication

    Kidney Care UK concerns regarding funding restrictions on dialysis away from base in some parts of Scotland

  • Campaign, Treatment and medication

    Prescription charges for kidney patients: have your say

  • Awareness, Campaign

    Representing kidney patients at the UN World Health Assembly

  • Campaign

    Make your voice heard in the government’s review of PIP
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Current Kidney Care UK campaigns

  • The financial burden of kidney failure

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects people from socially deprived groups more than others. To make things worse, CKD can put a major strain on personal finances.

  • 'Left to get on with it': The real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care

    Kidney disease has a significant social, emotional and psychological impact on those who live with it. We are campaigning to ensure everyone with kidney disease can access the psychosocial care they need.

  • Kidney Care UK promoting transplantation and organ donation

    While the aftermath of Covid-19 and stresses on the NHS have meant many more are waiting for a transplant we want to look at, break down and break through the barriers to transplantation.

Speak up for kidney patients

Contacting your MP

Your MP represents you in Parliament. We explain how to use Kidney Care UK's 'Email your MP' tool and share some advice and tips for the best ways to contact them and ask them to raise awareness and take action on chronic kidney disease and organ donation.
Contact your MP and ask them to take action for kidney patients

Our policy and campaigning work is underpinned by key principles, which we believe are the starting point for people with kidney disease receiving the care and support they need.

  • The impact of kidney disease must be acknowledged by NHS policy makers and government in service planning and funding.
  • Access to diagnosis, treatment and support should be equitable. Kidney disease should not result in financial hardship or social exclusion.
  • Kidney care and treatment should be tailored to each person’s needs and what matters most to them. It is ‘whole person care’.

Our research and reports

Our research uncovers the reality of kidney patients' lives and identifies where standards of care aren't equal. We use that research to make policy recommendations for the government and the NHS. Our reports help influence decisions about CKD and the care of kidney patients.

Browse Kidney Care UK's policy reports

Campaigning for NHS improvements for kidney patients

  • NHS 10 Year Plan for England

    The government has released its plan for the next 10 years for the NHS in England. We believe the plan misses the mark by not including kidney disease: follow our work as we campaign for kidney disease to be taken as seriously as it deserves, now and in the future.

  • NHS Modern Service Framework (MSF)

    We are working with other charities to urge the government to take action and develop a national kidney disease strategy. The kidney community is coming together to identify the priorities for improvement and we need your voice to be part of that discussion.