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UK Kidney Association
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The leading professional body for the UK kidney community.

Dedicated to improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research.
⏰ 2 weeks to go!

Have you got a session idea for UK Kidney Week 2027?

We want to hear from all areas of the kidney community & from colleagues at every level.

Don’t assume your area of interest will automatically be covered. Let us know what you want to see at #UKKW27

👉 https://ow.ly/tL3c50ZOjOk
September 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
It’s #RehabAwarenessWeek! 🏥➡️🏠

Rehab gives people time back. Time out of hospital. Time at home. Time at work. Time with family. Time doing the things that matter.

We’re recognising physiotherapists & rehab professionals & the difference they make to people living with kidney disease. #RightToRehab
September 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🔍 How does anti-GBM disease care vary across the UK?

The UKKA Glomerulonephritis SIG is surveying kidney professionals on unmet needs in diagnosis & management.

Help identify priorities & inform the SIG’s practical recommendations, planned for early 2027.

📝 Take part: https://ow.ly/to0X50ZMtOi
September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Lisa Ancliffe, UKKA President, joined Kidney Care UK’s parliamentary roundtable on getting neighbourhood health right for people with kidney disease.

Sponsored by Liz Twist MP, the Westminster meeting will help identify priorities for strengthening CKD prevention & management in local services.
September 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The National Kidney Patient Survey is Open!

💬 In 2025, 7,300+ patients shared their experience of #KidneyCare, highlighting what matters most in day-to-day care.

Please encourage your patients to share their voice in this year's survey: https://kidneycareuk.org/get-involved/kidney-patient-survey/
September 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🗳️ Voting is now open for the UKKA Clinical Vice President (Medical) election.

All active UKKA members can vote, whatever their profession or membership group.

Review the candidate profiles & cast your vote by 23:55 on 27 Sept 2026.

📰: https://ow.ly/nJc350ZMsCV

#Nephrology #KidneyCare
September 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🔬 What will you take away from the UKKA Rare Disease Summit?

From emerging treatments & the latest research to practical approaches, the programme is designed to give you insights in #RareKidneyDisease research.

📅 29–30 Nov
📍Birmingham

🔗 Find out more & register: https://ow.ly/VVq050ZLWsU
September 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
📢 We are pleased to announce that the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK (ANN UK) is officially part of the UKKA!

ANN UK joins our existing professional groups, bringing even more nursing expertise & perspectives into the UKKA 🤝

Welcome ANN UK! 💙

📰 https://ow.ly/Jrr550ZLQPZ
September 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🩺 Work in primary care?

💬 Join the conversation & share your perspective to help shape a community-informed Kidney Disease Strategy.

💻 Primary care virtual listening event: 15 Sept | 12:30

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/t5Y250ZLfMu

#KidneyCare #Nephrology
September 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Ready to move from theory to practice?

Join our #InterventionalNephrology Annual Meeting for workshops, demos & practical insights.

🔹10+ workshop stations
🔹Interactive teaching
🔹Networking dinner

📍 Sat 14 Nov | Sunderland (& 💻evening session 11 Nov)

⚡Register now: https://ow.ly/vBQl50ZKKgI
September 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
⏳1 week to go!

The National Kidney Patient Survey opens next Monday.

Previously known as Kidney PREM, 17,334 patients took part last year, giving feedback on their #KidneyCare & providing valuable insight into services.

📣Please encourage your patients to have their say

🔗https://ow.ly/NVMU50ZKisM
September 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📣 Help shape the programme for UK Kidney Week!

Would you like to see a specific topic covered at #UKKW27? Submit a session proposal!

⏳Submissions close on 2 Oct

🔗 Further information and submission portal: https://www.ukkw.org/programme/session-proposals/

#KidneyCare #Nephrology
September 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🩺 Build your paediatric #haemodialysis confidence

Follow the patient journey from choosing dialysis through to starting, optimising & monitoring HD in the next PNNG workshop.

Practical teaching, discussion & expert insights for trainees, nurses & HCPs.

🔗 https://ow.ly/4mz450Zrm9H
September 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🔬 Working in rare kidney disease research?

Day 2 of the Rare Disease Summit brings together clinicians, researchers, academics, patients, industry, RaDaR members & more to explore the future of #RareKidneyDisease research.

📅 30 Nov 2026

Register: https://ow.ly/z1hT50ZIQpy

#Nephrology
September 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
⚠️ The use, supply & sale of #Avacopan (Tavneos) to new patients has been suspended by the MHRA following concerns about the reliability of pivotal study data.

Existing patients will have access during a 6-month managed withdrawal period.

Read more: https://ow.ly/ahJC50ZINuF

#Nephrology
September 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
What needs to change in #KidneyCare across the UK?

What are the biggest challenges? What should a modern kidney service look like?

Tell us your views via #VoicestoVision & help inform the MSF.

💻 Primary care listening event | 15 Sept
📋 Listening survey closes 30 Sept

https://ow.ly/55uv50ZIiqM
September 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
⏰ Pharmacist Bursaries Close Friday!

Planning to attend this year's Renal Pharmacy conference? Bursaries are available to support attendance.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/rWqY50ZArtK

📅 Conference: 9–10 October
📍 Hilton Birmingham Metropole

#RenalPharmacy #Nephrology
September 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🚨UK Kidney Week 2027: submissions OPEN!

Have research to share? A topic that deserves a bigger platform? An idea for a workshop or session?

Now is your chance to have your area of interest included in the #UKKW27 programme.

👉Explore the submission opportunities: ukkw.org

#Nephrology #KidneyCare
September 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
What have children & young people told us about their experience of paediatric kidney care?

Join the PREM research team to explore the findings, what they mean for care & the future of patient experience surveys.

📅 12 Sep
🎟️ Free to attend

🔗 https://ow.ly/qKeH50ZG0SQ

#PaediatricKidneyCare
August 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📊 What are patients telling us about #KidneyCare?

2025 #KidneyPREM highlights areas of strength:
🔒 Privacy & dignity
ℹ️ Patient info
👥 Access to the team

& areas to improve:
🤝 Support
💬 Sharing decisions
🚗 Transport

🔎 Explore the results & how your unit compares: https://ow.ly/X5Bo50ZFIHy
August 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
⏰Last chance to share your insights

The Glomerulonephritis SIG medicines workstream invites secondary care HCPs to complete a 5-min survey on the use of obinutuzumab for lupus nephritis & other kidney conditions.

⏱️ Closes tomorrow (30 Aug)
📝 Complete now: https://ow.ly/VIrJ50Zv4qj

#KidneyCare
August 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🧬Working in #RareKidneyDisease care?

Nephrologists, trainees, pharmacists, nurses & the wider renal MPT are invited to the Rare Disease Summit 2026.

💡Expert updates from Rare Disease Groups on evolving evidence & treatment pathways.

🎟️ Free for UKKA members

https://ow.ly/uaMn50ZFEjo

#KidneyCare
August 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
📣 Got research, QI or clinical work to share with the paediatric kidney community?

Get your abstract ready! Submissions for the UK Paediatric Kidney Conference open Tuesday.

Organised by BAPN & PNNG, the meeting is for HCPs at all levels of experience.

#PaediatricKidneyCare #PaediatricNephrology
August 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🚀 Looking to take your #nephrology knowledge to the next level?

The UKKA ANC 2027: comprehensive updates across the full curriculum, the latest developments in kidney medicine + interactive case-based learning.

📅 5–9 Jan 2027
⚠️ Limited spaces
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/Nqia50ZFcxz

#KidneyCare
August 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Interested in health data research in kidney medicine? 📊

There's still time to apply: Clinical Research Fellow post at Uni of Bristol, using RaDaR & UK Renal Registry data, with funding & MD/PhD supervision.

Also open to senior trainees.

🔗 https://ow.ly/pZfa50ZAqrz

#Nephrology #KidneyCare
August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM