π #UKKA75 Spotlight: Education π
From meetings & guidance to a modern Education Hub reaching 5,000+ learners, education is now a core UKKA strategy pillar.
Focused on collaboration, leadership & integrated kidney care β supporting the workforce for the next 75 years.
#KidneyEducation
Happy New Year! π
2025 marked the UKKAβs 75th Anniversary & amazing progress across kidney careβnew SIGs, KQIP projects, charity collaborations & more.
Thanks to all our members & partners. Hereβs to an exciting 2026 of collaboration & innovation! π
#UKKA75
π Wrapping up our 75th Anniversary year at UKKA
From celebrating our history to showcasing todayβs innovation & collaboration β thank you to everyone who made this anniversary year so special.
https://www.ukkidney.org/75-years/looking-future
#UKKA75
π¦ #UKKA75 Spotlight: Kidney Patient Safety
For nearly 20 years, the Kidney Patient Safety Committee has helped reduce harm, improve dialysis & vascular access safety, and work with MHRA, clinicians & patients to prevent incidents before they occur.
Read moreπ https://ow.ly/l9Te50XHkN5
#UKKA75: Surviving Pandemics
From the 1960s' Hepatitis B outbreaks to COVID-19, the kidney community has shown remarkable resilience.
HBV threatened early dialysis services. COVID; huge loss but also rapid innovation, collaboration & new protections.
π www.ukkidney.org/75-years/history-highlights
π Spotlight: Enhanced Supportive Kidney Care SIG π
Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease.
Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life π
www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#UKKA75 #HolisticCare
π₯ Meet Joana Teles, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Early #CKD.
She shares how autonomy, creativity & collaboration drive her work β and why breaking barriers between primary & secondary care is vital for better kidney services.
π Watch now: ow.ly/AGCC50Xjatv
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π₯#UKKA75 Day in the Life:
Meet Kristin Veighey, NIHR Clinical Fellow & UKKA National Lead for Integrated CKD.
She shares how early detection, better CKD management in primary care & collaboration with nephrology can transform patient journeys.
π Watch now: ow.ly/nP8e50Xhzqo
π #UKKA75 History Highlight
From the bleak outlook of the 1980s to todayβs targeted therapies β the story of diabetic kidney disease shows just how far nephrology has come.
Read Dr Andrew Frankelβs reflection on 40+ years of progress:
π www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#DKD
The UKKA CKD SIG has been driving innovation in CKD care β from influencing NICE guidance to strengthening UK-wide collaboration.
Discover their impact and vision for the future in our latest #UKKA75 Spotlight π
π www.ukkidney.org/75-...
#CKD #UKKidneyCommunity #Nephrology
π¬ Celebrating 75 Years of Renal Science!
From angiotensin & GFR to transplantation & genetics, UK researchers have led global break-throughs, shaping global #nephrology since the origins of the UKKA.
πwww.ukkidney.org/75-...
#UKKA75 #RenalScience
β¨#UKKA75 Spotlight on Basic Science π¦
May's focus was on the UKKA LSRC & advancing basic science in kidney disease.
From omics to organoids, the committee is driving discovery & innovation.π§¬
Read more here π
www.ukkidney.org/75-...