Expressions of interest are sought for a new Chair for the Renal Association (RA) Clinical Services Committee (CSC) from the RA membership. “This key committee represents medical leadership within the RA (and will continue to do in the new UK Kidney Association once formed). It will have a vital...

'Commentary on the NICE Guideline on Renal and ureteric stones: assessment and management' now available for reviewThe draft Renal Association 'Commentary on the NICE Guideline on Renal and ureteric stones: assessment and management' is now available for review. Please send any comments to Sarah...

David Malcolm Thomas (“Dave”), was born to be a great doctor. He trained at Cambridge and St Thomas’ Hospital and did house jobs in London. After two years as a registrar in Exeter, he moved to Cardiff in 1988 to undertake his MD.Despite repeated attempts to persuade him to move into academia, Dave...

Nominations are requested from members of the Association for a new renal scientist member to serve the RA Council (the Council).The OpportunityThe Council is a wise body of people which is deliberative and focused on service, education and research. It supports, advises and guides the trustee board...

Registration is now open for the Diploma/MSc programme in Organ Transplantation: a totally on-line degree course in Clinical Renal Transplantation at the University of Liverpool. This programme awards Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) and Master Degree (MSc) in Organ...

Non-surgical transplant renal units: expressions of interest invited for consultant members for NHSBT Kidney Advisory Group

The upcoming Exam for Transplantation Medicine will be held, as usual, in connection with the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Congress, which will take place in Milan, Italy from August 29 to September 1, 2021.Both oral/face to face exam on ESOT and oral/online exam will be held on...

This document is the expert opinion of a team of multi-professional clinicians and patients and is based on the reported experiences and views of various renal units across the UK.It aims toprovide practical advice to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission within both in-centre and satellite...

Dear Colleagues,It is my solemn duty to inform you, as president of the Renal Association, of the tragic and untimely passing of Donal O’Donoghue, the Renal Association immediate past president, British Renal Society past president, registrar of the Royal College of Physicians (London) and our great...

Dr Faieza Jabeen Qasim, MB BChir MA PhD FRCP Born: Nairobi, Kenya6/12/1961Qualified Cambridge 1985MRCP London 1989PhD Cambridge 1995Consultant Renal Physician, Manchester Royal InfirmaryFRCP London 2004Died: Manchester, UK2/12/2020, Acute Myocardial InfarctionObituary At the age of 4, growing up in...