Kidney Care UK and pharmacists sound the alarm on ibuprofen and kidney health
A Kidney Care UK survey has found that three quarters of people living with kidney disease were not aware that certain over-the-counter pain medications like ibuprofen can affect the kidneys. Working with the National Pharmacy Association, we are urging patients to be aware of the risks of NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).
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Organ Donation Week 2025: how you can get involved
This Organ Donation Week (22 – 28 September) we’re joining with the transplant community to help celebrate the thousands of lives changed by organ donation since 1995, when the organ donor register was created.
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Kidney Care UK supporters raise funds sky high by pulling airplane 50 metres down runway
Kidney Care UK supporters and staff raised almost £4,000 by pulling a Boeing 737 plane down 50 metres of runway at Bournemouth Airport over the August bank holiday weekend.
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Shingles vaccine to be made available to immunosuppressed adults in September 2025
From September, the UK shingles vaccination programme will be expanded to people 18 years and older who have severely suppressed immune systems.
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Plan to identify rare kidney conditions with NHS newborn screening
The ongoing Generation Study being delivered in partnership with the NHS aims to use genome sequencing technology to identify over 200 rare genetic conditions in newborn babies, including rare kidney diseases, and to start treating them earlier.
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Public urged to talk about organ donation as transplant waiting list hits record high, and number of donors falls
Kidney Care UK is calling for a UK-wide awareness campaign and education programme in reaction to new figures released by NHS Blood and Transplant revealing that the active transplant waiting list is the longest on record, with almost 7,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant, while the number of life-saving transplants from deceased organ donors has dropped.
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Kidney Care UK at UK Kidney Week: awareness, innovation and kidney-friendly treats
Kidney Care UK was proud to promote our mission to improve the quality of life for everyone with kidney disease at this year's UK Kidney Week in Bournemouth.
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Responding to the welfare reform bill: how your voices showed the impact of kidney disease
The government's Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill has passed the first stage towards becoming law, but as a results of MPs hearing from constituents like you, major changes were made to this potentially devastating bill.
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Kidney Care UK urges MPs to reject the welfare cuts in the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
Next week, parliament will be voting on the proposed Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which would introduce changes to the way people are assessed for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and health related Universal Credit (UC). Kidney Care UK is strongly opposed to the Bill.
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Kidney Care UK and Affinity Water working together to provide vital support for thousands of kidney patients
Kidney Care UK, the UK's leading kidney patient support charity, and Affinity Water have joined forces to ensure vulnerable customers living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) benefit from vital additional support available to them.
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Kidney Care UK’s Chair of Trustees awarded UKKA Lifetime Achievement Award 2025
Celebrating a career marked by pioneering clinical research, leadership in guiding national kidney policy, and extensive mentorship, Dr Graham Lipkin accepted the UKKA Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this month on stage at UK Kidney Week.
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Data shows kidney patients are at increased risk of anxiety and depression yet are unable to access support
A new report from Kidney Care UK has revealed that people with kidney disease are around twice as likely to experience anxiety and depression yet are unable to access psychological and social (psychosocial) support from their medical teams.
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Kidney Care UK's response to the proposed changes to disability benefits
The government’s “Pathways to Work” green paper sets out proposed changes to disability benefits. Kidney Care UK is working with other health and disability charities to respond to the proposals and to highlight our concerns about cutting vital disability benefits, which we know will be creating anxiety among many people.
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World Health Organisation adopts resolution on kidney health
Kidney Care UK alongside Kidney Research UK, Kidney Wales, the National Kidney Federation, Popham Kidney Support, the PKD Charity and the UK Kidney Association are delighted to report that on 23 May 2025 the World Health Assembly formally adopted a resolution on reducing the burden of kidney disease.
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NICE recommends new treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN)
NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) have recommended sparsentan, a new drug for the rare condition IgA nephropathy (IgAN), is made available on the NHS.
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The NHS 10-year plan must deliver better care coordination, urges new report from Kidney Care UK and partners
Kidney Care UK is one of ten leading patient organisations calling on the government to make care coordination a central focus of planned reforms to the NHS. Our Partnership for Change has published the Connected Care: Transforming Care Coordination to urge the government to be ambitious in tackling this fundamental need for kidney patients and all patient communities in the UK.
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Kidney donors are motivated by the desire to help other people, research confirms
Whether donating to a stranger or someone they know, new research shows kidney donors are motivated by the desire to help others.
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Celebrating six months of our Bloody Amazing Kidneys campaign
Since launching last October, Our Bloody Amazing Kidneys campaign has smashed our best expectations. More than 170,000 people have completed our Kidney Health Checker, with approximately half identified as being at risk of developing kidney disease – and that's just the start of the campaign's impact.
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Scottish Medicines Consortium approval for extended access to dapagliflozin for CKD patients in Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) have confirmed approval for extended access to a medicine called dapagliflozin for use in some people in Scotland who have chronic kidney disease (CKD). Dapagliflozin is a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor.
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New interactive storybook for children with rare kidney disease
The interactive storybook Revealing the Secrets of aHUS puts young children at the centre of the story as they explore and learn about the rare kidney disease Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (aHUS).
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Benefit system reform: Kidney Care UK calls for a welfare system that treats people with dignity
Kidney Care UK supports a review of the welfare system, to make sure resources are targeted effectively, but government must ensure the outcome is not reducing or removing essential financial support to people with disabilities who have no choice but to rely on state support.
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Celebrating World Kidney Day 2025
On Thursday 13 March 2025, as part of the World Kidney Day campaign, people across the UK came together to share the message that kidney health matters. From kidney function screenings to sharing experiences to turning social media yellow, it was an incredible day of raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys.