UK Government announces interim European healthcare arrangement Following a long campaign by our friends at Kidney Care UK, the UK Government has announced an interim arrangement for UK residents to…

All You Can Eat at Christmas   Kidney patient and Kidney Wales staff member, Brett Dowds, has written this powerful blog piece. Here, Brett talks about the different treatments he…

New Welsh Government advice for people who were previously ‘shielding’ The advice to those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, previously ‘shielding’ has changed from today to advise those within this…

  On Friday the British Transplantation Society (BTS) published a position statement to support vaccination for transplant recipients and those who are on the waiting list. Whilst solid organ transplant…

Kidney charities call for dialysis and transplant patients to be priority for COVID vaccine   Kidney Wales, together with Kidney Care UK and Paul Popham Fund, have joined forces to…

Kidney Wales funds research into young adults with chronic kidney disease in Wales   PHD student Paula Krawiec, from Swansea University, is conducting research into how young adults age 18-35…

On 25 November 2020, a second virtual conference was held for people with kidney disease in Wales. Chaired by Caron Jones, Renal Social Worker from Wrexham Maelor, the conference offered…

People with kidney disease have been severely affected by COVID-19 with high rates of severe infection, critical illness and death.  The renal community welcomes the imminent arrival of effective COVID-19…

Is This One Step Closer to Normal – COVID-19 Vaccine Update   Today Welsh Government Health Minister, Vaughan Gethin shared the latest news relating to the COVID-19 Vaccine. The UK…