In response to the rescheduling of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) exams, the organizers of the UK Advanced Nephrology Course (ANC) have announced an opportunity for aspiring nephrologists to bolster their knowledge. The eagerly anticipated physical gathering of the ANC, originally slated for...

The national Kidney PREM is being collected across the UK for eight weeks from the 11th September – 6th November 2023.This year the collection of Kidney PREM will be going digital only.This means there will be no paper versions of the PREM delivered to units. We will still be sending out PREM...

The UKKA announces with regret the death of Professor Stewart Cameron, Emeritus Professor of Nephrology at Guy’s Hospital. He was one the giants of UK nephrology, indeed of world nephrology. Uniquely he had been President of the Renal Association, ERA-EDTA, and the International Society of...

The UK Kidney Association is proud to announce its collaboration with Health Data Research UK's Black Internship Programme 2023, as it hosts talented intern Marian Adeyemo. This initiative carried out in partnership with 10,000 Black Interns, is dedicated to addressing the underrepresentation of...

You may have recently seen information about the changes for PatientView (formally Renal Patient View). For improved security reasons, the communication of test results from kidney unit systems directly to kidney patients must move to a new system called Patients Know Best.In Northern Ireland and...

IgA vasculitis (IgAV; also known as Henoch Schönlein Purpura) in children and young people is a common condition that typically presents to general practitioners or emergency physicians during the acute phase of the disease. It is a familiar condition to secondary paediatricians and it may require...

Clinical Vice President x 2 (CVP)The CVPs are responsible for the governance of the UKKA’s clinical development and support activities which includes: On behalf of the trustees, ensures the programme for UKKW® represents the needs of the renal community Supporting the Kidney Quality Improvement...

All patients with haemodialysis vascular access are at risk of venous or arterial needle/line disconnection or dislodgement which is a life-threatening incident.The UK Kidney Association Kidney Patient Safety Committee, in collaboration with the ANN UK Vascular Access Community of Practice, VASBI...

A question and answer document is now available with a compilation of all of the questions asked at the in-person UK Renal Registry (UKRR) Informatics Meeting that took place on Monday the 6th of February 2023. The questions have been assessed and answered by the UKRR team. Access the document...

Fantastic RaDaR Patient Representative meeting today! A chance to meet others and learn about other groups’ success and challenges. Thanks to all involved.Supported by Kidney Care UK Presentations (click to download)How Does RaDaR Work? - Dr Kate Bramham, co-chair RaDaRNew Developments - Dr Katie...