Dipesh Patel has recently been appointed to the role of Multi-Professional Team Co-Chair of the International Committee. Dipesh is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner within the Renal & Transplant | Kidney Pharmacy Team, and brings a strong multi-professional perspective to the Committee’s...

UK Kidney Association to stop posting on X Following a review by our Trustees, and after feedback from across our membership, the UK Kidney Association has decided that continuing to use X (formerly Twitter) no longer aligns with our values as an organisation. This is not a decision that we have...

Dr Michelle Willicombe has been selected to deliver the De Wardener Lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, recognising her distinguished contribution to clinical research in kidney transplantation and her impact on transplant practice and policy. The De Wardener Lecture was established in 2004 in honour of...

Professor Shivani Sharma has been selected to deliver the Donna Lamping MDT Researcher Award lecture at UK Kidney Week 2026, recognising her internationally influential work on health equity and inclusive research in kidney disease. The Donna Lamping MDT Researcher Award was established to celebrate...

Dr Maria Fragiadaki has been selected to deliver the UKKA Stewart Cameron Lecture for Outstanding Contribution to the Basic Scientific Understanding of Kidney Disease at UK Kidney Week 2026, in recognition of her significant contribution to experimental kidney science and her leadership in advancing...

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...

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 Centre This is a member only event. Members will receive the agenda and papers by email prior to the meeting. As a member of the organisation...

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...

Kidney care is changing. New treatments, technologies and models of care offer a major opportunity to transform outcomes for people living with kidney disease - but without a clear national strategy, that potential risks being lost. Following the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, the kidney...

We are inviting expressions of interest from colleagues across the kidney multi-professional team to become the next Multi-professional Co-Chair of the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Special Interest Group. Working alongside Medical Co-Chair, Jon Murray (Consultant Nephrologist), the successful applicant...