The UK Kidney Association has appointed Sarah Milne, Kidney Nurse Consultant and Clinical Lead for Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Outpatients at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, as the new multi-professional team Co-Chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease Special Interest Group (SIG). Sarah has...

Kidney care is changing. New treatments, technologies and models of care offer a major opportunity to transform outcomes for people living with kidney disease - but without a clear national strategy, that potential risks being lost. Following the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, the kidney...

We are inviting expressions of interest from colleagues across the kidney multi-professional team to become the next Multi-professional Co-Chair of the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Special Interest Group. Working alongside Medical Co-Chair, Jon Murray (Consultant Nephrologist), the successful applicant...

Members of the National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases (RaDaR) team have travelled to Washington DC to present Alport syndrome data at the headquarters of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). RaDaR Biostatistician David Pitcher, RaDaR Clinical Research Fellow Dr Katie Wong and RaDaR Director...

The UK Kidney Association is proud to announce that Dr Daniyal Jafree is the 2026 recipient of the Raine Award in recognition of his pioneering research into the lymphatic vasculature of the kidney. Through work spanning kidney development, transplantation and immune-mediated disease, his research...

An updated version of the Multi-Professional Workforce Plan for Adults and Children with Kidney Disease has been published. Updated in 2025 by the professional groups affiliated with the UK Kidney Association, it brings together current workforce recommendations for specialist kidney services across...

A new free e-learning course is now available to all patient-facing kidney professionals, designed to strengthen confidence and skills in recognising and responding to the emotional, social and psychological factors that shape people’s experiences of kidney disease. Psychosocial care for people with...

The UK Renal Registry has been collecting rich, high-quality data on kidney disease across the UK for 30 years – and now it’s your turn to turn that data into impact. Do you have an idea for a collaboration that could unlock new insights, improve care, or shine a light on under-explored areas of...

RaDaR had a strong presence at this year’s American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week, held in Houston, Texas from 6 to 9 November. Several studies using RaDaR data were presented across the meeting, alongside high-profile examples of RaDaR’s contribution to rare kidney disease research. RaDaR...

The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) has submitted a detailed response to the Department of Health & Social Care’s call for evidence to inform England’s forthcoming 10-Year Workforce Plan. The call for evidence supports the wider Fit for the Future – 10-Year Health Plan, which sets out three major...