Kidney Care UK primary care resources

Information and resources for healthcare professionals, to enhance the essential treatment, care and support that you provide.

Kidney Care UK primary care resources

This page includes links to NICE, UK Kidney Association and London Kidney Network resources for primary care and information to share with your patients.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) support for patients

  • Free patient leaflets and resources

  • Kidney Care UK free Support Line

  • Kidney health information
CKD coding and treatment pathways

Help and support for managing your patients with CKD

New research shows that early identification and effective treatment can drastically slow down chronic kidney disease progression and reduce the risk of kidney failure.
Primary care resources for CKD management

CKD guidelines and resources for primary care clinicians

  • NICE Chronic kidney disease guidance

  • NICE visual summary: Identifying chronic kidney disease in adults

  • London Kidney Network CKD Care Pathways to support primary care

  • Use of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation in the primary care setting

  • Guidelines on CKD Coding and interpreting uACR and eGFR results

  • UK Kidney Association Clinical Practice Guideline: SGLT-2 Inhibition

  • UK Kidney Association eLearning course: CKD for Primary Care Prescribers

  • NHSE Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Audit Data & Improvement Tool

  • GPnotebook podcast: Chronic kidney disease among adults in primary care: management

Failure to recognise the seriousness of CKD is costing lives

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.
Read the Let's talk kidneys report