🩺 First Skills in Dialysis Training Day

📅 Fri 16 Jan 2026
📍 London
💷 £120 (lunch included)

Interactive workshops + expert sessions on HD prescribing, home HD, ethics, pregnancy & innovation.

Find out more & register: https://dialysissociety.org/learning/

#Haemodialysis #KidneyCare #Nephrology

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Dwomoa (Jo) Adu, awarded an #OBE in the New Year Honours List for services to kidney disease in the UK & overseas.

Dr Adu is also the first-ever UKKA Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

A richly deserved honour, Dr Jo Adu OBE

#NewYearHonours #Nephrology

⏰Only 10 days left to nominate Honorary Members!

Know a UKKA member who’s made an exceptional contribution to #KidneyCare, research or UKKA’s work?

📧 Send name, role & short statement to [email protected] by Mon 19 Jan

Let’s celebrate excellence across the kidney community.

#Nephrology

📢 CLOSING SOON: EOIs for the Joint ABCD–UKKA Committee.

Seeking professionals in nursing, pharmacy, dietetics & general practice to support national work on diabetic kidney disease.

📧 Send a 1-page EOI to [email protected] by Friday 9 January

#DKD #KidneyCare #Diabetes

The kidney community is coming together to develop a national Kidney Disease Strategy focused on prevention, earlier intervention & better outcomes.

Join #VoicesToVision, our national listening programme running through 2026.

📅 Virtual launch: 4 Feb | 12:00–14:00
🔗 https://ow.ly/mshk50XRV2S

Everything you need for kidney care learning in one place. 🎓

Explore UKKA resources on CKD, AKI, diabetes in dialysis, CKD itch, psychosocial care & more.

👉 Explore the Education Hub today: https://education.ukkidney.org/

#KidneyCare #Nephrology

🌟 #UKKA75 Spotlight: Education 🌟
From meetings & guidance to a modern Education Hub reaching 5,000+ learners, education is now a core UKKA strategy pillar.

Focused on collaboration, leadership & integrated kidney care – supporting the workforce for the next 75 years.

#KidneyEducation

Our final Day in the Life 🎬

Meet Dr Mukunthan (Muks) Srikantharajah, renal & GIM registrar & UKKA Renal SpR Club representative.

From acute care to CKD, dialysis & transplantation, Muks shares why nephrology is such a rewarding specialty.

📽️: <a href="https://ow.ly/xb0y50XMbXu" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://ow.ly/xb0y50XMbXu: https://ow.ly/xb0y50XMbXu

🌟 Not yet a UKKA member? Join our community!

Benefits include:
✔️ Event discounts (UK Kidney Week & more)
✔️ Committees & SIGs participation
✔️ Leadership support & mentoring
✔️ Educational resources
✔️ Free ERA membership

💰 Membership from £15/year: https://www.ukkidney.org/about-us/membership

Happy New Year! 🎆

2025 marked the UKKA’s 75th Anniversary & amazing progress across kidney care—new SIGs, KQIP projects, charity collaborations & more.

Thanks to all our members & partners. Here’s to an exciting 2026 of collaboration & innovation! 🙌

#UKKA75

🥂 Stuck for a New Year’s resolution?

Why not update your UKKA membership account!

Reconnect to our new platform, check your details, update your profile & stay connected in 2026.

👉 Switch to the upgraded platform now: https://ow.ly/UCUf50XKWl7

#MembershipUpdate

We’re proud to have awarded £10,000+ in delegate grants, supporting 30+ UKKA members to attend #UKKW26.

💰 These grants support early-career professionals, trainees & MPT members, helping ensure diverse voices shape the programme.

👉 Find out more: https://www.ukkw.org/grants/

#KidneyProfessionals

📣#ResidentDoctors & #MedicalStudents – you have until 2 Jan to submit an abstract for the upcoming Taster Course!

Join us online to learn about key conditions, explore career pathways & get tips for CVs & interviews.

Find out more & register: https://ow.ly/PKBy50XL0nR

🧬 Rare kidney disease causes almost all childhood kidney failure, yet many children face delays accessing new therapies.

In 2026, RaDaR will launch a CKD of unknown aetiology Rare Disease Group to help more children join future clinical trials.

#RareKidneyDisease

Did you know Harrogate's healthcare history dates back to the 16th century? 💧

W.Slingsby discovered medicinal springs & it’s reputation as a spa town began to flourish. Visitors came from far & wide to treat ailments like scurvy & epilepsy.

Join us in Harrogate for #UKKW26

🎁 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the UKKA! ❄️

Thank you for all the amazing work throughout this year making a difference in the kidney community. And a huge thank you to those working through the holidays! ✨

🔔UKKA members: please reconnect your account on our new membership platform to keep full access to your benefits.

Once connected you can check your membership tier, update details, access events & eNewsletters plus much more.

Don't delay, connect today! https://app.sheepcrm.com/ukkidney/login

📢 Announcing Sarah Milne, Kidney Nurse Consultant at Royal Free London, as MPT Co-Chair of the #CKD Special Interest Group.

Sarah will be co-chairing the group as it relaunches with refreshed workstreams focused on collaboration, education & equity in CKD care. 🙌

🎁 Wrapping up our 75th Anniversary year at UKKA

From celebrating our history to showcasing today’s innovation & collaboration – thank you to everyone who made this anniversary year so special.

https://www.ukkidney.org/75-years/looking-future

#UKKA75

Developed with UKKA’s Prof James Burton & Kathrine Parker, this free non-promotional 1-hour course helps the whole kidney care team:

✔ Strengthen communication
✔ Identify & assess CKD-aP symptoms
✔ Understand causes

Enrol today 👉 https://bit.ly/494A1Bx

#eLearning

🌍 RaDaR team members presented #AlportSyndrome data at FDA headquarters in Washington DC.

Discussions focused on accelerating clinical trials using surrogate endpoints – a key step toward developing treatments for this rare kidney disease.

Read more: https://ow.ly/lKNe50XJBsj

🐲Bring your big idea to the #UKKW2025 Dragons’ Den!

Analyse UK Renal Registry data & drive impact

You could be pitching your project idea to improve kidney care at UKKW!

Submit now: https://ow.ly/vvmg50XBNWV

⏰ Deadline: 19 Dec

🌟 Honorary Member nominations

Know a UKKA member who’s made an exceptional contribution to #KidneyCare, research or UKKA’s work?

📧 Send their name, role & short statement to [email protected]

🗓️ Deadline: 19 Jan

Let’s celebrate excellence across the kidney community!
#Nephrology

Can you recognise psychosocial distress in kidney care?

This free course strengthens skills in understanding stressors, communicating with empathy & knowing when to refer for extra support.

💻 Short, self-paced modules for all patient-facing kidney professionals: https://ow.ly/kFAZ50XHrmB

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Daniyal Jafree, winner of the 2026 Raine Award!

Recognised for pioneering research into the kidney’s lymphatic system — reshaping our understanding of inflammation, immunity & disease progression.

Hear his lecture at #UKKW26

📰 More: https://ow.ly/tYQu50XGjsz