Free information booklets

Restless legs syndrome

Restless legs syndrome is common in people with kidney disease. This leaflet gives more information about the condition and its treatment.

Sexual health and contraception when you have chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease can affect different aspects of your life, including your mood and sex life. This leaflet describes some of the problems you may experience and ways in which you can get help.

Travel medicines

The chance to travel for a holiday or for work is important for people with kidney disease, just like everyone else. But people with kidney disease need to make sure that travel medicines are right for them. This leaflet gives more information about travel medicines, such as country-specific vaccines and malaria prevention medicines.

Welfare benefits & financial support

If you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), you may be eligible for financial support from the UK government in the form of welfare benefits. There are many types of benefits and those you are eligible for can depend on many different things, including the severity of your kidney disease.

Women's health and chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can affect anyone. In the United Kingdom, the leading causes of CKD are diabetes and high blood pressure - diseases which affect both men and women. This leaflet is about how CKD affects women in particular and also how certain aspects of women’s health can affect CKD.

CKD health check: look after your kidneys and keep yourself well

This booklet provides an introduction to chronic kidney disease and its treatment.

At risk of kidney disease? Keeping your kidneys safe

This leaflet has been developed to help people who have been told that they may be at risk of Acute Kidney Injury, and to help answer any questions they may have.

Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral Bone Disease (CKD-MBD)

This leaflet is about Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral Bone Disease, which is also known as CKD-MBD.

Keeping warm and well in cold weather – a guide for kidney patients

This leaflet was produced thanks to financial support provided to Kidney Care UK as a grant from Pfizer Ltd. All editorial control has been retained by Kidney Care UK.

This leaflet is about keeping warm and well in cold weather. It suggests some simple tips to help kidney patients look after their health during the colder months.