A patient who spent 30 years on dialysis says it was his wife, Marichel’s love which finally persuaded him to have a kidney transplant. Since the age of 19, Senthil Kumarathevan – who is now 49 – has undergone dialysis for four hours three times…
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This year’s Annual Patient Event. held on the 9th October 2021 was entirely virtual using Zoom. This means you may follow the Event from the comfort of your own home. There were a range of speakers both from renal professionals and patient members. Thank you…
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During Organ Donation Week (20th to 26th September 2021) the ‘Harmonies of Hope’ children’s choir called for children not to be ‘Invisible’, with a song which reveals the hidden impact for more than 7000 people, including 200 children, currently predicted to be in need of…
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By David Myers BEM (Life President. RFHKPA) I am a big supporter of home dialysis but in particular home haemodialysis. It made a big difference to the way in which I was able to conduct my life and carry on working. It’s now about 30…
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A kidney patient of nearly 30 years at the Royal Free Hospital has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours List for services to renal patients.David Myers spent eight years on dialysis before receiving his first kidney transplant at the…
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Shown below are two articles, one from RFHKPA 2018 Newsletter and one from The Guardian newspaper in 2018:
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Kidney Care UK is delighted to announce a new partnership with the ‘Diary of a Kidney Warrior’ podcast. Initially started by kidney patient Dee Moore in the summer of 2020. Dee was diagnosed with Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in 2018 and she decided…
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David Olusoga, the excellent presenter and maker of history documentaries meets nurses, doctors and health workers from overseas who have transformed the NHS in spite of hostility and discrimination. One of those is our very own Ossie Fernando, a Royal Free hospital legend in kidney…
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The Royal Free Hospital Kidney Patients’ Association (RFHKPA) has traditionally held its committee meetings on the first Monday of the month in the Atrium on the ground floor of the Royal Free London Hospital (RFH). Our practice was to invite members, who had expressed an…
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This paper summarises a webinar the NKF presented on July 14, 2020, in which 150 patients and professionals discussed key questions around the practical aspects of working collaboratively together to improve kidney care.
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