The UK Kidney Association

We are the leading professional body for the UK renal community, dedicated to improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research. We have over 2,000 doctors, scientists and multi-professional team members.

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UK Renal Registry (UKRR)

The UKRR team manage data collection, analysis and reporting on approximately 8,000 new patients and 67,000 existing patients on dialysis or with a kidney transplant each year.

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Education Hub

The UKKA Education Hub provides resources for primary care providers and kidney specialists from across multi-professional teams, including eLearning courses, interactive quality improvement knowledge hubs, and archived webinars.

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Prof Smeeta Sinha to deliver O’Donoghue Lecture at UKKW 2026

21 January 2026
Professor Smeeta Sinha has been selected to deliver the O’Donoghue Lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, one of the UK kidney community’s most significant honours, recognising exceptional leadership, service and impact in kidney medicine.The lecture honours the legacy of Professor Donal O’Donoghue OBE...
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Notice of the UKKA Annual General Meeting 2026

21 January 2026
This year’s UKKA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in person at UK Kidney Week. 📅 Wednesday 11 March 2026🕗 08:00 – 08:30📍 Harrogate Convention CentreThis is a member only event. Members will receive the agenda and papers by email prior to the meeting. As a member of the organisation, you...
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Sarah Milne appointed new CKD SIG Co-Chair

Sarah Milne appointed MPT Co-Chair of CKD SIG

16 December 2025
The UK Kidney Association has appointed Sarah Milne, Kidney Nurse Consultant and Clinical Lead for Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Outpatients at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, as the new multi-professional team Co-Chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease Special Interest Group (SIG).Sarah has...
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The UK Kidney Association is the leading professional body for the UK renal community, improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research.

We welcome all team members working or training in clinical renal care, renal research or related fields, and those treating and caring for people with kidney disease. In support of education and training, we run the annual UK Kidney Week, the Advanced Nephrology Course and the regional Kidney Quality Improvement meetings.

The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) is a trading name of the Renal Association, a registered charity (no 800733) and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales under company number 2229663.