The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) invites expressions of interest for the role of Nurse Representative for the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee. The committee makes a major contribution to the UKKA’s mission by ensuring it supports its members in delivering high quality care to improve the...

Becky Bonfield has been appointed as the new Multi-Professional Co-Chair of the UK Kidney Association's Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Special Interest Group (SIG), taking over from Clare Morlidge, who is stepping down from the role. Becky is an AKI Advanced Clinical Practitioner with extensive...

The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) invites expressions of interest for the role of Medical Chair of the Patient Information Committee. Following three years in post, the current Chair will be stepping down. The Committee is now well established, with a strong multidisciplinary membership and clear...

The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK has conducted a review of the delivery of all MRCP(UK) written examinations and Specialty Certificate Examinations (SCEs). Technical issues experienced by their delivery partner and its proctoring provider caused significant impact to...

The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) invites expressions of interest for the roles of Medical Chair and Multi-Professional Team (MPT) Chair of the UKKA Kidney Patient Safety Committee (KPSC). The Kidney Patient Safety Committee plays a central role in advancing patient safety across kidney services in...

Professor David Kavanagh of Newcastle University has been selected to deliver the Chandos Lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, recognising his world-leading contribution to the understanding and treatment of complement-mediated kidney disease. The Chandos Lecture, established in 1976, reflects the...

Dipesh Patel has recently been appointed to the role of Multi-Professional Team Co-Chair of the International Committee. Dipesh is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner within the Renal & Transplant | Kidney Pharmacy Team, and brings a strong multi-professional perspective to the Committee’s...

UK Kidney Association to stop posting on X Following a review by our Trustees, and after feedback from across our membership, the UK Kidney Association has decided that continuing to use X (formerly Twitter) no longer aligns with our values as an organisation. This is not a decision that we have...

Dr Michelle Willicombe has been selected to deliver the De Wardener Lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, recognising her distinguished contribution to clinical research in kidney transplantation and her impact on transplant practice and policy. The De Wardener Lecture was established in 2004 in honour of...

Professor Shivani Sharma has been selected to deliver the Donna Lamping MDT Researcher Award lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, recognising her internationally influential work on health equity and inclusive research in kidney disease. The Donna Lamping MDT Researcher Award was established to celebrate...