If you are a haemodialysis patient and you are admitted to St Thomas’, you will dialyse in the hospital’s four-bedded unit. Being admitted to hospital is depressing and stressful, especially if you are dialysing, and you definitely need some distraction. It is not possible to install televisions in St Thomas’
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Introducing Kidney Care UK Advocacy Officers for London
These are difficult times for everyone, but people with kidney disease face particular challenges. Jonathan Bartley and Ellen Hill, Kidney Care UK’s regional Advocacy Officers, are available to support and represent you, your families, and carers. Jonathan and Ellen have been trained to help with a range of issues relating to kidney
Help improve your virtual kidney care
South Bank University is working with Guy’s and St Thomas’ on Covid-recovery projects designed to support people accessing appointments online or by telephone. Share your views and experience on your virtual kidney care at a workshop on 19th May (11.30-3.00 pm). REGISTER To register, email healthlab@lsbu.ac.uk DOWNLOAD Virtual access to
Latest Covid-19 information for kidney patients
Watch the latest Kidney Care UK webinar If you missed the Kidney Care UK Question Time webinar on 7 February, you can now watch the recording and read a summary at https://bit.ly/3LxE7E6 Hear about up-to-date information about Covid vaccines and treatments, potential preventive treatments, as well as how to return
Help for those providing unpaid care, help, and support to someone with a kidney condition
The University of Exeter is designing a support programme for people who provide help and informal care (care partners) for someone with a kidney condition. This could include helping with medical care, help around the house, or sharing worries and stress. As a first step, the University is asking care
Make sure you get the right treatment if you have COVID-19
Have you had a kidney transplant, or are you on equivalent immunosuppression (e.g. you have immune-mediated kidney disease? Have you received B-cell depleting-therapies or on equivalent immunosuppression (e.g. rituximab)? Are you CKD Stage 4 or 5, or on dialysis? Kidney Charities Together have produced a useful guide on what you
Melody study will investigate how well third doses of Covid-19 vaccines protect the immunocompromised
Hear the MELODY The MELODY study will involve 36,000 immunocompromised people across the UK, starting with those with kidney and other organ transplants. The study will later include people with cancer and autoimmune diseases. Immunocompromised people tend to be less likely to develop an antibody response after vaccination. Using an
Guy’s Adult Transplant Games Team
Guy’s Adult Transplant Team are staying active until the next British Transplant Games scheduled to take place in Leeds from 28 to 31 July 2022 after the British Transplant Games had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Football Team The Guy’s transplant football team
The Kidney Kitchen 2022 calendar is here!
GSTTKPA purchased Kidney Kitchen 2022 calendars for dialysis (haemo- and peritoneal) and advanced kidney care patients at GSTT. Our thanks to GSTT Renal Dietitians for distributing the calendars. Produced by Kidney Care UK, the 2022 calendar includes tasty, kidney-friendly recipes with space to note your appointments and reminders. This year’s
Managing your fluid restriction from a dialysis patient’s perspective
Zandria Richard’s personal experience of dialysis gave her great insight into the burdens experienced by kidney patients, including in dealing with the restrictions imposed by dialysis. She spoke with great authority and humanity at a National Kidney Federation conference about the challenges of living with a dialysis fluid allowance, sharing