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January 21st, 2026

Prof Smeeta Sinha to deliver O’Donoghue Lecture at UKKW 2026

Professor Smeeta Sinha has been selected to deliver the O’Donoghue Lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, one of the UK kidney community’s most significant honours, recognising exceptional leadership, service and impact in kidney medicine.

UK Kidney Week

December 16th, 2025

Sarah Milne appointed MPT Co-Chair of CKD SIG

Sarah Milne, Kidney Nurse Consultant and Clinical Lead for Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Outpatients, appointed as the new multi-professional team Co-Chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease SIG.

CKD UKKA

People talking in a group, with kidney charity logos below

December 15th, 2025

Voices to Vision: Co-designing a Kidney Disease Strategy

Following the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, the kidney community has come together to call on the government to develop a national kidney disease strategy - one that supports prevention, earlier intervention and high-quality, person-centred care.

Policy UKKA

December 9th, 2025

RaDaR team present landmark Alport syndrome data at FDA headquarters

Members of the RaDaR team were invited to take part in high-level discussions at FDA headquarters focused on how clinical trials for Alport syndrome could be accelerated through the approval of surrogate endpoints.

RaDaR

December 8th, 2025

Dr Daniyal Jafree named winner of the 2026 Raine Award

The UKKA 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.

Science UK Kidney Week

December 4th, 2025

Updated MPT Workforce Plan for kidney care published

An updated version of the Multi-Professional Workforce Plan for Adults and Children with Kidney Disease has been published, bringing together current workforce recommendations for specialist kidney services.

UKKA

December 1st, 2025

New psychosocial training launched

A free e-learning course is 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.

Education UKKA

December 1st, 2025

Vacancy: MPT Co-Chair, Acute Kidney Injury SIG

AKI

November 27th, 2025

🔥Dragon’s Den: Pitch Your Big Idea at UKKW 2026!🔥

Bring your concept for a collaboration that could unlock new insights, improve care, or shine a light on under-explored areas of kidney disease to our Dragon’s Den–style session at UK Kidney Week.

UK Kidney Week