What is a Special Interest Group (SIG)?

A SIG is a multi-professional group that leads in a specialty area of kidney care, supporting UK renal professionals in delivering best practices and effective leadership.

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Let us know if you'd like to join a SIG.

How SIGs operate:

• Work collaboratively within a supportive structure.
• Set their own priorities while aligning with national strategies (e.g., GIRFT, Renal Networks).
• Share best practices, enhance accuracy, and address service inequities.
• Drive education, research, and development.

What do SIGs do?

• Define core clinical measurements and standards.
• Support implementation and improvement efforts.
• Develop and share clinical protocols and business case templates.
• Provide rapid response during major changes.

Key outputs:

• Measurement tools 
• Improvement initiatives
• Educational resources and clinical pathways.
• Standardised protocols and specifications.
• Research facilitation and regional network engagement.