This Meeting was held by video conference, using Zoom, which allowed it to be recorded.The Meeting was for a presentation to be given on “Transplant Dermatology”, by Alan Milligan, Skin Cancer CNS, Royal Free London. The talk was followed by a “Question and Answer” session…
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The National Kidney Federation (NKF) have just announced the release of “A Manifesto For Increasing Home Dialysis In England For The Benefit Of Patients And The NHS”. This manifesto is in the form of a report with recommendations that has been prepared for the Secretary…
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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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The RF Hospital has advised the RFHKPA that the planned days for patient Dialysis at all the RF Satellite Units over the Christmas and New Year period are as follows. A Monday 16th December 2024 Tuesday 17th December 2024 Wednesday 18th December 2024 Thursday 19th…
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Good nutrition is important to everyone, but especially important if you have CKD. With this in mind, Kidney Care UK (working closely with the British Dietetic Association Renal Nutrition Specialist Group (BDA RNG)) set up Kidney Kitchen. The kitchen brings together creative, professional chefs, who…
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Kidney Beam is an online health and wellbeing platform providing education and activities that have been specifically designed to meet the needs of people living with kidney disease. The Kidney Beam service is being championed by the Royal Free renal therapies team. For more information,…
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Dr Sally Hamour, Divisional Clinical Director Nephrology, Urology, Transplantation at the Royal Free, has provided the RFHKPA with the following information on the actions that they will have to take to continue to run the renal inpatient service during the junior doctors strikes. “As in…
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This Meeting was held by video conference, using Zoom, which allowed it to be recorded. The Meeting was for a presentation to be given on “Bitesize Nutrition – Renal Diet”, by Emily White, Specialist Renal Dietitian, Royal Free London. The talk was aimed primarily at…
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The information included below is essentially generic; not all patients will need to restrict their diet in the same way. Patients with specific questions or concerns should consult their doctor or medical team. Potassium levels in food: Potassium in vegetables and fruit:
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Kidney Care UK has worked with dietitians and food experts to create hundreds of delicious kidney-friendly recipes for people living with kidney disease. To see the information on their website, please click the link below:
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