💡“Say yes, step up & share your work. You’ll never feel fully ready but giving your all is how you inspire change”
UKKA Presidents Clare Morlidge & Katie Vinen share their career journeys, insights on multidisciplinary kidney care & leadership advice in this EMJ interview
https://ow.ly/zIsA50YGvWl
⌛Renal Trainees – Last Chance to Register!
Registration for the SpR Meeting closes at 23:59.
Don't miss your chance to explore CKD in pregnancy, sexual health & cardio-renal-metabolic care
🎫 UKKA member rate: £100 | £150 with accommodation
🔗 Register today: https://ow.ly/FFJf50YGqQt
#Nephrology
🌟 New Honorary Member: Dr Jan Dudley
Recognised at the UKKA AGM for contributions to paediatric nephrology and registry & audit development, Dr Dudley's work has helped improve care for children & young people.
Read more: https://ow.ly/NPXe50YFK6U
#KidneyCare #Paediatrics
💻 SpR webinar: Lupus nephritis – beyond the guidelines
Join Prof Siân Griffin for interactive case-based discussion on real-world management.
📅 5 May
⏰ 19:00–20:00
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/nezF50YET6u
#RenalTrainees #Nephrology
💻 Peer Support in Kidney Care Webinar
📅 30 April 2026 | 14:00–16:00
An interactive webinar exploring how peer support plays a unique & vital role #KidneyCare.
Discover how we can expand & strengthen regional working to make peer support more accessible.
🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/awOS50YhGXN
📣Free ERA membership for UKKA members
Planning to attend #ERA Congress in June? Opt in via your UKKA member dashboard for free ERA membership (it can take a few weeks to activate) 👇
Edit Profile → Privacy & Consent → switch ERA membership to ‘granted’ → save
https://ow.ly/I7EL50YCe23
#Nephrology
🌟 New Honorary Member: Professor Paul Cockwell
A former UKKA President, Prof Cockwell was recognised at the UKKA AGM for outstanding contributions to leadership and strategy across the kidney community. 🙌
Read more about the 2026 cohort : https://ow.ly/teys50YBfzI
#KidneyCare #Leadership
📝 Guideline scope consultation
Have your say on draft guidance for pre-transplant assessment in children & young people undergoing kidney transplantation, aiming to reduce variation & equitable care.
📅 Submit by 12 May
📧 ukka@ukkidney.org
🔗 https://ow.ly/5Y9A50YCi4w
#KidneyCare #Paediatrics
📣 1 week left to register – SpR Spring Meeting 2026
Designed for renal trainees, by renal trainees, sessions will cover #CKD, pregnancy, cardio-renal & more
Share experiences, learn from experts & connect.
🔗 Don't miss out - register now: https://ow.ly/Ipx650YBh4V
#Nephrology #RenalTrainees
🌟 New Honorary Member: Professor Jonathan Barratt
Recognised at the recent UKKA AGM for outstanding contributions to #KidneyResearch.
An international leader in glomerular disease, particularly IgA nephropathy.
🔗Full list of Honorary Members: https://ow.ly/JIMG50YBcZ3
#KidneyCare #Nephrology
📸 The #UKKW26 photo gallery is now live
Relive the highlights from Harrogate – sessions, speakers, networking and more.
👀 See if you can spot yourself:
🔗 https://www.ukkw.org/2026-photos/
#KidneyCommunity #Nephrology
📢 We’re hiring a National Data Quality & Improvement Officer
Work with RaDaR, the world’s largest rare kidney disease registry, supporting data quality across NHS sites & improving patient care.
💼 12-month FTC / secondment
💻 Home-based + UK travel
🔗: https://www.ukkidney.org/about-us/work-us
🏆 Congratulations to Christine Maville, Renal Nurse of the Year 2026 at the British Journal of Nursing Awards.
Christine leads nursing at a national centre for complement-mediated kidney diseases, supporting complex care & advanced therapies.
📰: https://ow.ly/SCN350YyvIk
#RenalNursing #BJNAwards
📣Transform AKC Summit 2026
Join us in Birmingham for a day focused on improving advanced kidney care with insights from pilot sites, expert speakers & interactive workshops.
👥For HCPs, trainees, policymakers & clinical leads
🤝Learn, share & collaborate
🔗https://ow.ly/2bco50YzPbW
#KidneyCare #AKC
📸 The #UKKW26 photo gallery is coming soon.
From sessions to social moments, the official photos captured the highlights from Harrogate. The photo gallery will be live on the UKKW website in the next few days.
Keep an eye out 👀
#KidneyCommunity #Nephrology
📣2 weeks to go, renal trainees
Join the SpR Spring Meeting 2026:
🩺 Built for trainees, by trainees
💬 Space to discuss training, share experiences & connect
📚 Sessions on CKD, pregnancy, cardio-renal + more
📅25–26 April
⏳Register by 11 April
🔗 https://ow.ly/aAfp50YzOJp
#RenalTrainees #Nephrology
💬 Great discussions at the #VoicestoVision event this week
Bringing patients, HCPs & system leaders together created space for open conversations on what’s working & what needs to change.
These insights are shaping a future Kidney Disease Strategy. Join the next sessions: https://ow.ly/yCCI50YzCTJ
📣 Kidney Disease Strategy – have your say
Complete a short survey as part of #VoicestoVision to help shape a national Kidney Disease Strategy.
Share your views on priorities, challenges & opportunities to support more consistent, patient-centred #KidneyCare.
🔗 https://ow.ly/g76Y50YxtLX
🎉 9 new UKKA Honorary Members were awarded at last week’s AGM, recognising exceptional contributions to kidney care, research & education.
Recipients include leaders across clinical practice, paediatrics, research & renal pharmacy.
👏 Congratulations to all
📰 Read more: https://ow.ly/GMCq50YwqQb
📣 Closing soon – Nursing voice needed
EOIs are invited for a nurse representative on the UKKA Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee.
Bring nursing perspectives to national guideline development.
📧 Apply: ukka@ukkidney.org
📄 Terms of Reference: https://ow.ly/Asyt50YwOJf
⌛ Deadline: 29 March
📢 We are seeking expressions of interest for:
🔹 Academic VP (MPT)
🔹 Clinical VP (MPT)
Two key trustee roles helping shape the future of the multi-professional kidney workforce across research, education & clinical practice.
📅 Apply by 13 April
🔗 Full details: https://ow.ly/j0UA50YvqXc
UKKA & PKB milestone: 150 million kidney test results now securely in patient records!
PKB integrates hospital results, GP data & patient-entered monitoring in one place, empowering CKD patients to track trends & manage their health.
Read the full use case: https://ow.ly/vS8v50YviRj
📣 3 weeks to go to register for the SpR Spring Meeting
Join renal trainees from across the UK for learning, networking & discussion.
Sessions on CKD, pregnancy, cardio-renal-metabolic disease & more.
A great chance to connect & have your voice heard in renal training. 🔗 https://ow.ly/EkEV50YwmpL
🎉 Thank you to all who submitted abstracts for #UKKW26
Great to see such innovation on display – including the debut of e-posters at UKKW!
Congrats to our Best Poster winners 🏆 A fantastic achievement & recognition of excellence in kidney care & research
🔗 View all abstracts: ukkw.org/abstracts
🤝 The Association of Nephrology Nurses UK is joining us as a recognised professional group.
This will strengthen multi-professional collaboration, ensure nursing has a strong voice & provide enhanced access to education, policy & professional development.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/FoNx50Yvewc
💻 Join the next TLC Symposium
🗓 Wed 25 March, 13:00 GMT
Dr Pukar Shrestha presents “Challenges in setting up a new kidney transplant programme – the Nepal experience”, chaired by Dr Graham Lipkin.
⏱ 1 hour | Online | Free event | HCP’s only
Register: https://ow.ly/fPGx50YuO4K
📅 Save the Date
Now that #UKKW26 has wrapped up, we’re already looking ahead.
UK Kidney Week 2027
📍 Newport, Wales – ICC Wales
🗓 7–9 June 2027
Returning to our usual month of June. More details coming soon...
#UKKW27 #KidneyCommunity
💃🕺 #UKKW26 Gala Dinner photobooth pics are here!
Everyone looked amazing - fabulous outfits, perfect poses and lots of laughs. 📸
Check the photos out using password: events
🔗 https://vivalabooth.zenfolio.com/ukkw
#KidneyCommunity #GalaDinner
Behind every successful conference is a team working hard behind the scenes. A huge thank you to the many partners & suppliers who helped deliver #UKKW26 - especially given the shorter turnaround.
We appreciate your collaboration & support. See you at UK Kidney Week 2027, ICC Wales, 9–11 June 2027.
💛 Thank you to all of the wonderful healthcare professionals and researchers who showed their support for #WorldKidneyDay at #UKKW26
📸 We wanted to share some of our favourite picture perfect moments from the big day 🌟
#KidneysMatter
