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October 7th, 2025

Shingles vaccination guidance 2025

The UKKA, in partnership with the British Transplantation Society (BTS), has published updated guidance on the use of the non-live shingles vaccine, Shingrix®, in people with kidney disease, dialysis and transplant recipients.

UKKA UKRPG

October 6th, 2025

GLP-1 receptor agonists: prescribing in CKD

The UK Renal Pharmacy Group has issued guidance recommending timely access to GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for people with CKD, including those with kidney transplants.

UKRPG

BAPN Members speaking at a House of Lords event about kidney disease

July 31st, 2025

BAPN Represented at House of Lords Event

BAPN representatives attended a high-profile House of Lords event focused on raising awareness of kidney disease and addressing the barriers to equitable access to home dialysis therapies.

Paediatric Kidney Care Policy

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

August 30th, 2024

National Paediatric Renal Nursing Competencies

National Paediatric Renal Nursing Competencies are available on the UKKA Education Hub for all 14 paediatric kidney centres across the UK and Ireland. Delivered as part of a national pilot, the competencies aim to streamline training, ensure consistent standards, clarify career progression, and improve nurse mobility across centres.

Education Paediatric Kidney Care PNNG

May 30th, 2024

New LifeArc–Kidney Research UK Centre to Tackle Rare Kidney Diseases

A major new initiative to address the urgent challenges posed by rare kidney diseases has officially launched with the opening of the LifeArc–Kidney Research UK Centre for Rare Kidney Diseases.

Paediatric Kidney Care RaDaR