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WHO WE ARE

The National Kidney Federation (NKF) are proud to be the largest kidney patient charity in the UK. Run by kidney patients, for kidney patients.

The National Kidney Federation was founded in 1979 after independent charities, more commonly known now as Kidney Patient Associations (KPAs), after they realised that they needed a national organisation to fight their cause and extreme demand to improve renal provision.

The NKF Executive Committee is made up of patients and carers who generally belong to Kidney Patient Associations.

For over 40 years, the aim of the charity continues to have two main roles:

To provide an array of National Patient Support Services

And to campaign for improvements to renal provision and treatment

With an estimated 3.5 million people living in the UK with kidney disease, the National Kidney Federation are a lifeline of support and hope to patients and families. They work tirelessly to persuade the Government, the Department of Health, NHS Blood and Transplant, and the NHS to provide better treatment and service for kidney patients.

It is vital that we continue to offer our support to those in need as well as to continue to pull the lever of change and transformation within the renal world.

The Support of the Kidney Community

We can’t do the work and continue to support and change kidney patients lives without you.

The NKF raises money directly from the public and is also supported in its work by the renal industries surrounding and supporting care of the disease. It exists solely because of the generosity of those sponsors and supporters; money is always tight, and much more could be done with greater sponsorship.

To donate to the National Kidney Federation please visit our website www.kidney.org.uk and it the donate button. Your help means everything to patients and loved ones that use our services as a lifeline of support.

Patient Support Services the NKF Provide…

NKF Freephone Helpline

The NKF Freephone Helpline is the only free UK Helpline service dedicated to kidney patients, their families, renal units and health care professionals. The Helpline is manned by two fully trained, experienced advisers.

The NKF Helpline is available Monday to Thursday 08:30am - 5:00pm Friday 9.00am – 1.00pm on 0800 169 09 36 or email helpline@kidney.org.uk.