Transport funding for kidney patients in Cornwall to be cut
Funding for transport to be cut for kidney patients in Cornwall – many will be unable to afford to go to their dialysis treatment.
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NHS England confirms universal commitment to transport support for in-centre dialysis patients
This will help some of you on in-centre haemodialysis in the face of the cost of living crisis.
Organ Donation Week Reception
Between 4-10 September, NHS Blood and Transplant, hospitals, charities and supporters of organ donation will be encouraging people across the UK to talk about organ donation with their families.
Organ Donation event at Westminster
Today we go to Westminster to talk about transplantation and how life transforming organ donation is.
Organ Donation Week - opt-in or opt-out?
Should England follow Scotland and Wales in moving to an opt-out system of organ donation?
Organ Donation Week 2017
Between 4-10 September, NHS Blood and Transplant, hospitals, charities and supporters of organ donation will be encouraging people across the UK to talk about organ donation with their families.
Kidney Care UK advice for transplant patients: HEV virus and pork products
Thousands of people may have become infected with a virus that can cause liver failure after buying pork products from a major supermarket chain
Kidney Care UK response to latest research on pig organ transplants
The most genetically modified animals in existence have been created to help end a shortage of organs for transplant, say US researchers.
Kidney Care UK warning regarding organ matching websites
Kidney patients urged to avoid websites claiming to be able to provide transplants
British Transplant Games - the results!
Check out the latest update from the teams we funded to take part in this years' event
Kidney Care UK response to NICE Quality Standard
Today the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a final standard which aims to improve the assessment and management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in adults.