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July 15th, 2025

Registry data now updated across three key portals

The UK Renal Registry 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.

UK Renal Registry UKKA

July 8th, 2025

Calling on the Government to take action on kidney disease

The UKKA, together with other kidney charities, has written an open letter to the Prime Minister urging the Government to recognise the growing burden of kidney disease and take meaningful action.

Policy UKKA

July 3rd, 2025

NHS 10-Year Plan: Ambitious Vision, But Kidney Disease Must Not Be Left Behind

The government has published its Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, describing a radical shift toward prevention, community-based services and digital innovation. however, its reference to kidney disease is limited,

Policy UKKA

June 27th, 2025

ONS analysis shows long-term economic effects of CKD

The Office for National Statistics has published an analysis of the economic impacts of major health conditions requiring hospitalisation, with CKD among those most severely affected.

CKD

May 23rd, 2025

World Health Assembly Adopts Landmark Resolution on Kidney Disease

The UKKA, alongside the patient kidney charities, are delighted to report that the World Health Assembly has formally adopted a resolution on reducing the burden of kidney disease.

Policy UKKA

May 8th, 2025

APPM formulary supplement available

The Association for Paediatric Palliative Medicine formulary supplement 'Prescribing in Chronic Kidney Disease' is available to download. The supplement provides extra support for managing CKD in a palliative care context.

Paediatric Kidney Care UKRPG

Updated RAG Maps for SGLT2 Inhibitors and Finerenone Published

May 8th, 2025

ICB RAG Maps Updated

The latest UKRPG RAG maps show how access to dapagliflozin and finerenone varies across England, based on updated ICB RAG ratings published in March 2025.

UKRPG

May 7th, 2025

UK Kidney Ecosystem Project Update

The LifeArc–Kidney Research UK Translational Centre for Rare Kidney Diseases team have now successfully scoped all sites and is actively engaging with local BAPN sites to secure research nursing support.

BAPN Paediatric Kidney Care RaDaR

April 3rd, 2025

Prof Amy Jayne McKnight Awarded Prestigious Osman Lecture

Professor Amy Jayne McKnight Awarded Prestigious Osman Lecture at UK Kidney Week.

UK Kidney Week UKKA