Transplant surgeons Mr Nicos Kessaris and Mr Petrut Gogalniceanu have created a questionnaire to find out patients’ views on surgeon fatigue and working hours prior to performing surgery. Focus groups of GSTTKPA members They are looking for focus groups of GSTTKPA members to assess and give feedback on the questionnaire.
Research News
Updated NICE guidance, New Renal Registry Report & BMJ Awards Shortlist
We have three pieces of recent Kidney Disease and Kidney Care news we are excited to share. NICE Guidance on Chronic Kidney Disease The first is that The National Institute for Health and Social Care (NICE) has published new guidance on Chronic Kidney Disease for adults and children. You can
The latest transplant research – My Top 4
Every year the UK’s kidney doctors and nurses come together for the British Transplant Society meeting when we look at the achievements of the past year, and our hopes for the year to come. It is also a great opportunity to showcase some of the research advances from Guy’s and
New technology in kidney transplantation
Moving out of the ice-age Guy’s Hospital has introduced new technology to bring kidney transplantation out of the ‘ice-age’. For the last 60 years, deceased-donor kidneys have been preserved on ice at 4°C before being transplanted. This has been an effective and inexpensive way of keeping kidneys viable. However, there