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ABOUT US

We are GSTTKPA

We are a registered charity founded in 1980 to support kidney patients of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals, their families or carers.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is a centre of excellence for the treatment of kidney disease. The kidney services treat adults and children living in South East London and the surrounding areas.

The KPA Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is made up of volunteers with specific key skills to lead and manage the KPA, which is a registered charity and private company limited by guarantee. They are all responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the charity, and hold legal liability.

We currently have the following Trustee vacancies and welcome applications via the Reach Volunteering platform.

Chair: https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/chair-trustees-gsttkpa
Treasurer: https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/treasurer-trustee-gsttkpa
Secretary: https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/charity-secretary-gsttkpa

The KPA Committee

The committee is made up of patients, carers, and kidney staff. These include: Adisa Akintola, Adora Beleno-Harriott, Edmund Clottey, Sally Halford, Nicola Ibe, Nicos Kessaris, Yvonne Mcpherson, and Manish Sinha.

Our Activities

We help patients by funding social events in the dialysis units and activities such as The Transplant Games for adults and children. We fund patient amenities, such as TVs, in clinics and dialysis units

We also raise awareness of kidney disease and organ donation on World Kidney Day and during Organ Donation Week.

We have charity bond places in three prestigious national events: The TCS London Marathon; The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 and the Vitality 10K London Run. Contact us for details.

Get Involved
  • Help support social activities at one of the dialysis units on behalf of the KPA
  • Help support The Transplant Games: http://www.transplantsport.org.uk/
  • Help support events for World Kidney Day and Organ Donation Week to raise awareness of kidney disease and organ donation
  • Help us to raise funds by nominating the KPA as your chosen charity at your next fund raisng event be it large or small.

Join the GSTTKPA

It’s quick and easy to join the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Kidney Patients Association – we welcome all patients, family members, carers and staff. Young kidney patients treated by The Evelina London children’s hospital at St Thomas’ are also welcome.

National Links

We are linked to The National Kidney Federation which is a national kidney charity. We also work in partnership with other organisations to raise awareness of kidney disease and to support kidney patients.

Feedback

The KPA are keen to hear your views, please give us your feedback by contacting: info@gsttkpa.org

Please note that we are unable to respond to individual complaints about care at Guy’s or St Thomas’, these should be addressed to the Trust.