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£150k kidney research funding awarded to Wales in new partnership between Kidney Wales and Kidney Research UK.
Neath Port Talbot kidney patient Jamie Bowen is excited about the prospect of vital research taking place on his doorstep. Two joint research awards totalling £150,000 have been awarded by...

Kidney Wales celebrates after receiving Awards For All Grant from the National Lottery helping kidney patients during the cost of living crisis
Kidney Wales, is today celebrating after being awarded £9,979 in National Lottery funding to assist our work supporting members of our kidney community during the cost of living crisis. The...

Kidney Wales supporting health and wellbeing for kidney patients in partnership with Kidney Beam
Kidney Wales are proud to be supporting health and wellbeing for kidney patients by donating £4000 to Kidney Beam. This money will help to fund 1-year memberships for kidney patients...

The Welsh Kidney Network website
The Welsh Kidney Network website provides information about kidney health, and how to live well with chronic kidney disease. The website is intended to support patients and carers to find...

Welsh government national workforce implementation plan for health and care
Kidney Wales have joined over 30 other organisations, who have come together to call on Welsh government to publish their national workforce implementation plan for health and care As the...

Welsh Kidney Patient Network Group – what matters to patients!
The kidney patient representative group was launched in December 2021, by the Welsh Kidney Network,. The aim of the group is to bring people living with kidney disease, their families/carers...

‘Bottle cap’ keyrings could mean difference between life and death for dialysis patient
A SIMPLE but potentially life-saving device to help kidney dialysis patients in an emergency has been gifted to Welsh Ambulance Service volunteers. More than 300 specially designed keyrings have been...

Carl shares his story for Organ Donation Week
From a very young age Carl has lived with health complications, starting with diabetes. He was put on the transplant list at age 24 and today is sharing his journey...