The UK Kidney Association’s Patient Information Committee develops high-quality patient information resources for use by kidney doctors, patients, families and carers in the UK. The work is carried out in partnership with Kidney Care UK, the UK’s leading kidney patient support charity.
Background
Our aim is to create a series of high-quality, nationally accessible patient-focused leaflets on a variety of topics relating to kidney health. The topics are chosen by the kidney patient community because of their importance as well as the current lack of easily accessible information on those areas. We work with health professionals to produce consistent high-quality information for all kidney patients. Hospitals can co-brand our leaflets with their trust logos and present them as shared information resources, which reduces duplication of effort and possible inconsistency of information provided, ensuring that resources are trustworthy and authoritative.
A full list of current resources and details of how to order hard copies is available here.
Clinical committee
We work in partnership with Kidney Care UK. This comprehensive and unique partnership brings together the leading kidney health professional organisation with expert groups on each topic.
Our Committee is chaired by Dr Yincent Tse (Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle on Tyne) and Laurie Cuthbert (Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Kidney Care UK). As well as adult and paediatric nephrologists, the Committee also contains allied health professionals including dieticians, pharmacists, social workers and psychologists.
Current membership
- Shazia Adalat, Paediatric Nephrologist
- Sarah Afuwape, Clinical Psychologist
- Paul Bristow, Kidney Care UK Chief Executive Officer
- Wendy Brown, Renal Nursing specialist
- Laurie Cuthbert, Co-Chair & Kidney Care UK Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
- Elena Dalrymple, Kidney Care UK Web & Digital Communications Manager
- Melanie Dillon, Kidney Care UK Patient Information Coordinator
- Ian Logan, Consultant Nephrologist
- Fiona Loud, Kidney Care UK Policy Director
- Clare Morlidge, Renal Pharmacist, RPG representative
- Alexandra Rankin, Adult Consultant Nephrologist
- Angeline Taylor, Renal Dietitian, RNG representative
- Yincent Tse, Co-Chair Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist
- Liz Wallin, Renal Registrar
- Anna Winterbottom, Health Services Researcher
- Jayne Woodhouse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Contacts
Melanie Dillon, Kidney Care UK Patient Information Coordinator