For the Festive season, we have found a couple of sources of Christmas recipes suitable for renal patients. The Lancashire & South Cumbria Kidney Patients Association produced a very useful booklet containing advice and recipes for “Festive Food on a Renal Diet”: A Kidney Care…
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Helping Hindu & Black communities understand living kidney donation
A team (shown in the picture above: L-R: Kirit, Paris, Rekha and David) at the Royal Free Hospital is aiming to increase the awareness of living kidney donation among some ethnic minority communities, as part of a drive to reduce health inequalities for those affected…
Read ArticleImportant information about new treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19)
NHS Direct is contacting all patients who have health conditions which put them at more risk from coronavirus. Given below, for information, is the content of one of these letters. This covers new treatments for coronavirus and changes in the way you test for coronavirus,…
Read ArticleCOVID-19: guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk
Given below is an extract of the guidance from the Government website, as at 1st April 2022. Treatment: The NHS is offering new monoclonal antibody and antiviral treatments to people with COVID-19 who are at highest risk of becoming seriously ill and are 12 years…
Read ArticlePromoting Living Kidney Donation amongst the diverse communities of North London
Can you share your Living Kidney experience to help inform Hindu, Jain & black families? The Jain & Hindu Organ Donation Group (JHOD), the Seventh-day Adventist Church and The Royal Free London Renal Department have teamed up to promote Living Kidney Donation amongst the diverse…
Read ArticleNKF Home Dialysis Campaign Report
In September 2020 the NKF hosted a webinar, discussing home dialysis during Covid-19. During the webinar, it was revealed that patients who dialysed at home were at a substantially lower risk of contracting and dying of Covid-19, compared to people who dialysed in a hospital.…
Read ArticlePatient information for organ transplantation
NHS Blood and Transplant have launched upgraded patient information on their website for organ transplantation. To see the website, please click the link below:
Read ArticleThe Kidney and Urology reception area at the Royal Free is moving
The Renal outpatient team advise that, from Monday 7th February 2022, the reception desk in KUC is moving. To improve patient flow, the Kidney and Urology reception area is moving, it will now be situated adjacent to Room 19 (formerly the Renal admissions team offices).…
Read ArticleWhat you need to know about COVID testing
The Kidney Charities Together Group has put together a document to help guide kidney patients with the steps they need to take if they think they might have Covid-19:
Read ArticleImportant information about new treatments for COVID-19
New treatments are now available for people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell if they contract COVID-19.The treatments need to be given to patients soon after they have a positive PCR test confirming that they have COVID-19 – before they require admission…
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