National Kidney Federation - UK
@nkf-uk.bsky.social
UK charity run by kidney patients for kidney patients. The NKF Helpline is free to call on 0800 169 0936 or e-mail [email protected]
With countless people living with and being treated for kidney disease each day, signing up to the organ donation register could save someone’s life.
It only takes a couple of minutes. 💛
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision
It only takes a couple of minutes. 💛
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision
Register your decision
You can opt in or opt out of becoming an organ donor by registering on the NHS Organ Donor Register. Register in minutes!
www.organdonation.nhs.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
With countless people living with and being treated for kidney disease each day, signing up to the organ donation register could save someone’s life.
It only takes a couple of minutes. 💛
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision
It only takes a couple of minutes. 💛
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision
Celebrating a Milestone for Our National Peer Support Service! 🎊We’ve now had over 100 peer support calls in 2025 and reached 250 calls since launching in September 2021! 🎉
To learn more about peer support visit
👉 www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
📱Call 0800 169 09 36 or email [email protected]
To learn more about peer support visit
👉 www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
📱Call 0800 169 09 36 or email [email protected]
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Celebrating a Milestone for Our National Peer Support Service! 🎊We’ve now had over 100 peer support calls in 2025 and reached 250 calls since launching in September 2021! 🎉
To learn more about peer support visit
👉 www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
📱Call 0800 169 09 36 or email [email protected]
To learn more about peer support visit
👉 www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
📱Call 0800 169 09 36 or email [email protected]
It’s not too late to get your Christmas cards! The National Kidney Federation has a brilliant selection of festive goodies to make your Christmas extra special. Shop today: www.kidney.org.uk/shop
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It’s not too late to get your Christmas cards! The National Kidney Federation has a brilliant selection of festive goodies to make your Christmas extra special. Shop today: www.kidney.org.uk/shop
🧵 (1/2) We’ve launched ‘Navigate Your Numbers in IgA nephropathy’ – a new campaign initiated and funded by CSL Vifor and shaped by people living with and treating IgA nephropathy.
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🧵 (1/2) We’ve launched ‘Navigate Your Numbers in IgA nephropathy’ – a new campaign initiated and funded by CSL Vifor and shaped by people living with and treating IgA nephropathy.
BLACK FRIDAY IS HERE! 🎁
Get festive savings this weekend with 10% off all shop products!
🗓️Offer ends Mon 1 December 2025
How to claim your offer:
For non-members:
- 10% off all shop products
- Use promo code BLKFRI25 at checkout
👉 Shop now: www.kidney.org.uk/shop
Get festive savings this weekend with 10% off all shop products!
🗓️Offer ends Mon 1 December 2025
How to claim your offer:
For non-members:
- 10% off all shop products
- Use promo code BLKFRI25 at checkout
👉 Shop now: www.kidney.org.uk/shop
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
BLACK FRIDAY IS HERE! 🎁
Get festive savings this weekend with 10% off all shop products!
🗓️Offer ends Mon 1 December 2025
How to claim your offer:
For non-members:
- 10% off all shop products
- Use promo code BLKFRI25 at checkout
👉 Shop now: www.kidney.org.uk/shop
Get festive savings this weekend with 10% off all shop products!
🗓️Offer ends Mon 1 December 2025
How to claim your offer:
For non-members:
- 10% off all shop products
- Use promo code BLKFRI25 at checkout
👉 Shop now: www.kidney.org.uk/shop
Word of the Week - Nephritis
Learn more online: www.kidney.org.uk/helpline-lea...
Call our Freephone Helpline: 0800 169 09 36
Our Helpline is open from Monday to Thursday: 08:30 am - 5:00 pm and Friday: 08:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Learn more online: www.kidney.org.uk/helpline-lea...
Call our Freephone Helpline: 0800 169 09 36
Our Helpline is open from Monday to Thursday: 08:30 am - 5:00 pm and Friday: 08:30 am - 12:30 pm.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Word of the Week - Nephritis
Learn more online: www.kidney.org.uk/helpline-lea...
Call our Freephone Helpline: 0800 169 09 36
Our Helpline is open from Monday to Thursday: 08:30 am - 5:00 pm and Friday: 08:30 am - 12:30 pm.
Learn more online: www.kidney.org.uk/helpline-lea...
Call our Freephone Helpline: 0800 169 09 36
Our Helpline is open from Monday to Thursday: 08:30 am - 5:00 pm and Friday: 08:30 am - 12:30 pm.
🧡 Talk to someone who’s been there.
Find out more about Peer Support here: www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
Or if you would like to set up a peer support meeting you can.
📞 Call our free Helpline on 0800 169 09 36
Or email: [email protected]
Find out more about Peer Support here: www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
Or if you would like to set up a peer support meeting you can.
📞 Call our free Helpline on 0800 169 09 36
Or email: [email protected]
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🧡 Talk to someone who’s been there.
Find out more about Peer Support here: www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
Or if you would like to set up a peer support meeting you can.
📞 Call our free Helpline on 0800 169 09 36
Or email: [email protected]
Find out more about Peer Support here: www.kidney.org.uk/peer-support
Or if you would like to set up a peer support meeting you can.
📞 Call our free Helpline on 0800 169 09 36
Or email: [email protected]
🎁 Your chance to win up to £1,500 this Christmas! 🎁
The NKF Christmas Raffle is here — and tickets are just £1 each!
🎟️ Get your tickets today: www.kidney.org.uk/shop/nkf-chr...
The NKF Christmas Raffle is here — and tickets are just £1 each!
🎟️ Get your tickets today: www.kidney.org.uk/shop/nkf-chr...
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🎁 Your chance to win up to £1,500 this Christmas! 🎁
The NKF Christmas Raffle is here — and tickets are just £1 each!
🎟️ Get your tickets today: www.kidney.org.uk/shop/nkf-chr...
The NKF Christmas Raffle is here — and tickets are just £1 each!
🎟️ Get your tickets today: www.kidney.org.uk/shop/nkf-chr...
The November issue of the In Touch Newsletter is now out!
💻Catch up on our latest webinar - Healthy Eating with Diabetes and Kidney Disease.
☎The Helpline explore one of our most common questions 'How long does a transplant operation take?'
And so much more! 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
💻Catch up on our latest webinar - Healthy Eating with Diabetes and Kidney Disease.
☎The Helpline explore one of our most common questions 'How long does a transplant operation take?'
And so much more! 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The November issue of the In Touch Newsletter is now out!
💻Catch up on our latest webinar - Healthy Eating with Diabetes and Kidney Disease.
☎The Helpline explore one of our most common questions 'How long does a transplant operation take?'
And so much more! 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
💻Catch up on our latest webinar - Healthy Eating with Diabetes and Kidney Disease.
☎The Helpline explore one of our most common questions 'How long does a transplant operation take?'
And so much more! 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
Our Diabetes and the Kidney helpline booklet explains:
✅ How diabetes affects your kidneys
✅ What's needed to test for diabetes
✅ Best practices for managing diabetes & kidney disease
📞 Speak to our Helpline team on: 0800 169 09 36
Or email [email protected]
#NationalDiabetesMonth
✅ How diabetes affects your kidneys
✅ What's needed to test for diabetes
✅ Best practices for managing diabetes & kidney disease
📞 Speak to our Helpline team on: 0800 169 09 36
Or email [email protected]
#NationalDiabetesMonth
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our Diabetes and the Kidney helpline booklet explains:
✅ How diabetes affects your kidneys
✅ What's needed to test for diabetes
✅ Best practices for managing diabetes & kidney disease
📞 Speak to our Helpline team on: 0800 169 09 36
Or email [email protected]
#NationalDiabetesMonth
✅ How diabetes affects your kidneys
✅ What's needed to test for diabetes
✅ Best practices for managing diabetes & kidney disease
📞 Speak to our Helpline team on: 0800 169 09 36
Or email [email protected]
#NationalDiabetesMonth
Still looking for the perfect Christmas card? 📮
Shop now 🎁 www.kidney.org.uk/pages/shop/department/christmas
Want 10% off your order? Become an NKF Member for just £3 a month!
Find out more: www.kidney.org.uk/member
Shop now 🎁 www.kidney.org.uk/pages/shop/department/christmas
Want 10% off your order? Become an NKF Member for just £3 a month!
Find out more: www.kidney.org.uk/member
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Still looking for the perfect Christmas card? 📮
Shop now 🎁 www.kidney.org.uk/pages/shop/department/christmas
Want 10% off your order? Become an NKF Member for just £3 a month!
Find out more: www.kidney.org.uk/member
Shop now 🎁 www.kidney.org.uk/pages/shop/department/christmas
Want 10% off your order? Become an NKF Member for just £3 a month!
Find out more: www.kidney.org.uk/member
NKF Membership Development Lead, Chris Talbot, had a great day yesterday at the North West KQIP Person-Centered Kidney Care Education Day!
Chris was joined by KPAs from Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral & West Cheshire, and Lancashire & South Cumbria.
Chris was joined by KPAs from Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral & West Cheshire, and Lancashire & South Cumbria.
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
NKF Membership Development Lead, Chris Talbot, had a great day yesterday at the North West KQIP Person-Centered Kidney Care Education Day!
Chris was joined by KPAs from Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral & West Cheshire, and Lancashire & South Cumbria.
Chris was joined by KPAs from Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral & West Cheshire, and Lancashire & South Cumbria.
NKF Webinar - Healthy Eating with diabetes & Kidney Disease webinar - 5pm today🍉🥑
Sign up for the free webinar: www.kidney.org.uk/Event/nkf-we...
Sign up for the free webinar: www.kidney.org.uk/Event/nkf-we...
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NKF Webinar - Healthy Eating with diabetes & Kidney Disease webinar - 5pm today🍉🥑
Sign up for the free webinar: www.kidney.org.uk/Event/nkf-we...
Sign up for the free webinar: www.kidney.org.uk/Event/nkf-we...
Today is Armistice Day, we shall remember the fallen and those who returned and the sacrifices they made to protect our freedom. We must never forget.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today is Armistice Day, we shall remember the fallen and those who returned and the sacrifices they made to protect our freedom. We must never forget.
🧵 (1/6) Yesterday, people with lived experience of kidney disease worked in partnership with the National Kidney Federation, @ukkidney.org, @kidneyresearchuk.org, @kidneycareuk.bsky.social and Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Charity, to deliver an open letter to the Prime Minister
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🧵 (1/6) Yesterday, people with lived experience of kidney disease worked in partnership with the National Kidney Federation, @ukkidney.org, @kidneyresearchuk.org, @kidneycareuk.bsky.social and Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Charity, to deliver an open letter to the Prime Minister
The October issue of In Touch Newsletter is now out!
To read the latest issue visit 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
To read the latest issue visit 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
October 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The October issue of In Touch Newsletter is now out!
To read the latest issue visit 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
To read the latest issue visit 👇
www.kidney.org.uk/intouch
We have now come to a close on our speaker sessions, we would like to say a big thank you to all of our guest speakers for delivering their presentations today and to our attendees for joining our Annual Event. 👏
October 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We have now come to a close on our speaker sessions, we would like to say a big thank you to all of our guest speakers for delivering their presentations today and to our attendees for joining our Annual Event. 👏
Now for our final speakers of the day, Dana Holmes and Alison Lawrence, both NKF Peer Supporters. Dana and Alison are discussing their role as peer supporters and the benefits of home dialysis and why kidney education and advocacy matters. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Now for our final speakers of the day, Dana Holmes and Alison Lawrence, both NKF Peer Supporters. Dana and Alison are discussing their role as peer supporters and the benefits of home dialysis and why kidney education and advocacy matters. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
Joining us now is Lisa Ancliffe, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist at the Royal Free Hospital to talk about frailty and fatigue
#NKFAnnualEvent2025
#NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Joining us now is Lisa Ancliffe, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist at the Royal Free Hospital to talk about frailty and fatigue
#NKFAnnualEvent2025
#NKFAnnualEvent2025
Kathryn Taylor, Social Worker at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is ready to take the stage, to take a closer look at the psychosocial aspects of kidney care and multi-disciplinary working. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Kathryn Taylor, Social Worker at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is ready to take the stage, to take a closer look at the psychosocial aspects of kidney care and multi-disciplinary working. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
We are excited to introduce our next guest speakers, Dr Lisa Willcocks and Benjamin Stokes with an interactive session to discuss the importance of regular blood and urine testing and monitoring chronic kidney disease, with a special focus on IgA Nephropathy. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are excited to introduce our next guest speakers, Dr Lisa Willcocks and Benjamin Stokes with an interactive session to discuss the importance of regular blood and urine testing and monitoring chronic kidney disease, with a special focus on IgA Nephropathy. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
Oscar Walton, Kidney Dietitian is next up, providing a walkthrough of nutrition and kidney disease, with a focus on the beneficial dietary changes at different stages of the kidney journey. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Oscar Walton, Kidney Dietitian is next up, providing a walkthrough of nutrition and kidney disease, with a focus on the beneficial dietary changes at different stages of the kidney journey. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
Alex Gibbs, patient speaker and fellow NKF Peer Supporter, now joins us on stage to share insights on the lows and highs of dialysis as a young adult. From transition, to complications, to starting university, and balancing treatment around student life. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Alex Gibbs, patient speaker and fellow NKF Peer Supporter, now joins us on stage to share insights on the lows and highs of dialysis as a young adult. From transition, to complications, to starting university, and balancing treatment around student life. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
Next up we have Andy and Stacey Jones. Together Andy and Stacey will discuss their experiences of becoming a live donor and transplant recipient. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Next up we have Andy and Stacey Jones. Together Andy and Stacey will discuss their experiences of becoming a live donor and transplant recipient. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
Roger Greenwood from the Dialysis Society is joining us now to share insights on collaborative working to improve dialysis patient outcomes. #NKFAnnualEvent2025
October 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Roger Greenwood from the Dialysis Society is joining us now to share insights on collaborative working to improve dialysis patient outcomes. #NKFAnnualEvent2025