Kidney Matters

Our Kidney Matters magazine is free for kidney patients and includes articles about developments in care, latest research, patient stories, and charity news.

Issue 7 of our Kidney Matters magazine is now out!

Kidney Matters - Issue 7 Autumn 2019 - front cover

Kidney Matters is our free quarterly magazine for everyone affected by kidney disease.

This issue includes a delicious Mexican bean nacho recipe from our Kidney Kitchen as well as articles about dialysis away from base, kidney stones, and a feature on looking out for children and young people with kidney disease.

If you have a fistula or graft, make sure you check out the ‘Put a lid on it’ article on how to manage life threatening bleeds. You will also find information on how to order your own Kidney Care UK ‘Put a lid on it’ keyring.

We know that being a kidney patient can be tough at times and that accessing the right help at the right time isn’t always easy. We’ve spent a great deal of time over the past year talking to kidney patients on dialysis, asking them what we can do to address this. The response was overwhelmingly ‘improved communication’ on what is going on in the kidney world and what is available to them in terms of support and how to access it.

Kidney Matters has been developed to tackle this as well as the many other issues kidney patients face in day-to-day life. Along with shared patient experiences, Kidney Matters provides on how to access emotional and practical support, financial assistance through our grant schemes, advice from leading kidney specialists and tips on how to keep as well as possible by eating a healthy diet whilst on dialysis.

How to get Kidney Matters

If you're on our database you should have received a copy. If you haven't received a copy please contact us and let us know you would like a copy and include your post address.

You can download a digital version of our Kidney Matters magazine (PDF 3MB)

Or read the magazine online

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If you'd like to sign up to receive Kidney Matters either via post or email in the future please fill in the following sign-up form. Or you can call us on 01420 541424.