The UK Kidney Association

We are the leading professional body for the UK renal community, dedicated to improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research. We have over 2,000 doctors, scientists and multi-professional team members.

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UK Renal Registry (UKRR)

The UKRR team manage data collection, analysis and reporting on approximately 8,000 new patients and 67,000 existing patients on dialysis or with a kidney transplant each year.

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Education Hub

The UKKA Education Hub provides resources for primary care providers and kidney specialists from across multi-professional teams, including eLearning courses, interactive quality improvement knowledge hubs, and archived webinars.

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John Goldsmith (1924 - 2025)

John Goldsmith (1924 - 2025)

29 July 2025
We are sad to announce the death of John Goldsmith. He was 101 years old and had been our senior surviving nephrologist. John Goldsmith had a remarkable life: a childhood refugee from Germany in the 1930s, he was eventually able to settle with his family in Britain; he did not begin to speak English...
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Updated Home Dialysis Utility Reimbursement Toolkit Released

17 July 2025
A newly updated version of the Home Dialysis Utility Reimbursement Toolkit is now available to help support patients with the rising costs of home dialysis. This is the first update since 2022 and reflects the latest utility tariffs for April 2025 – March 2026, helping ensure patients are fairly...
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Registry data now updated across three key portals

15 July 2025
The UK Renal Registry (UKRR) has updated three of its core data portals, offering kidney care teams access to the most complete and up-to-date information currently available from across UK kidney centres. What’s new? The following online portals have been refreshed with the latest verified data...
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The UK Kidney Association is the leading professional body for the UK renal community, improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research.

We welcome all team members working or training in clinical renal care, renal research or related fields, and those treating and caring for people with kidney disease. In support of education and training, we run the annual UK Kidney Week, the Advanced Nephrology Course and the regional Kidney Quality Improvement meetings.

The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) is a trading name of the Renal Association, a registered charity (no 800733) and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales under company number 2229663.