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Thousands of people with kidney disease in four Scottish cities are being offered specialist support from a ground-breaking partnership between Kidney Care UK, gas network company SGN and Scottish Water.

Kidney Care UK has submitted evidence to inform the government's Major Conditions Strategy for England, explaining some of the key challenges for people living with kidney disease and what improvements could be made.

If you receive haemodialysis or are a kidney health care professional in Scotland, we'd love to hear about your experiences of travelling to and from in-centre (hospital / satellite unit) dialysis.

Charity gains PIF TICK accreditation for patient information resources.

Water company United Utilities and Kidney Care UK have formed a partnership to give kidney patients in the North West additional support.

The UK’s leading kidney patient support charity and E.ON Next, one of the UK’s major energy suppliers, have announced a new partnership which will help signpost additional help available to people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including people who undertake life-saving haemodialysis at home.

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Kidney Care UK, the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity, Wales & West Utilities, and the Welsh Kidney Network are working together with NHS Wales to offer specialist support to 1,500 people with kidney failure in Wales.

Kidney Care UK is working with the independent and impartial UK Covid-19 Inquiry to encourage everyone in the kidney community to share their unique experiences of the pandemic. Share your story as part of the Every Story Matters campaign.

In its early stages, chronic kidney disease is ‘silent’ and doesn’t usually cause symptoms, but as it gets more advanced, there are some signs you may notice.

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Kidney Care UK, the UK's leading kidney patient support charity, and water companies Wessex Water and Bristol Water have joined forces to support more than 200,000 people with chronic kidney disease in the South West of England.

New drugs for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). Kidney Care UK have also contributed to new guidance to improve care for people with AKI (Acute Kidney Injury).

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), the Trussell Trust, Kidney Care UK and other NGOs, charities and professional bodies are calling on all UK political party leaders to guarantee essentials for low-income households.

The virtual care and consultation digital app, supported by Kidney Care UK, helps kidney patients manage their condition and reduces referral waiting times.

Electricity North West has joined forces with the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity to help provide additional support for its customers who are living with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Kidney Care UK and Severn Trent have joined forces to support more than a quarter of a million people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the heart of the UK.

Kidney Care UK and Southern Water are working together to provide support for kidney patients living across the south of England.

On 1 June 2023, the law around organ donation in Northern Ireland will change to an opt-out system. The new law will be known as Dáithí’s Law in recognition of six year old Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who has been on the waiting list for a heart transplant since 2018.

A Government report has been published backing recommendations to improve the organ transplant system.