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British Kidney Patient Association (BKPA)
- Works to improve the quality of life for adults and children with chronic kidney disease; includes information and advice, and details of their grants for patients and families, and support for kidney units and research.
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Dialysis
- NHS Choices provides an explanation of dialysis, with sections on how it is done, advantages and disadvantages, and why it is necessary; includes links to other kidney related topics.
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Dialysis Freedom
- A guide to the UK Holiday Dialysis Swap Scheme, designed to allow dialysis patients to find holiday dialysis; includes a list of centres and how to use the scheme.
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Kidney Kids Scotland
- Founded to help Scottish children with renal and urology problems and their families, by offering information, advice, support, and financial assistance; describes their programmes, and how to support them.
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Kidney Patient Guide
- A comprehensive resource for patients, families, and carers, with information about the physical aspects of kidney failure - and the wider emotional, social and financial implications; also provides a list of support groups.
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Kidney Research UK
- Formed to raise funds to support research into kidney disease and effective treatments; includes events, news, and how to support their work. Also provides a range of interactive and information resources for patients, families and carers.
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Kidney Wales Foundation
- Provides an extensive range of support in the fight against kidney disease, by supporting patients, providing equipment, campaigning for organ donation; includes their history, details of their programmes and projects, and how to support them.
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Kids Kidney Research
- Contains information, resources and news articles about kidney diseases in children. Also includes fundraising events, stories and related links.
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The PKD Charity
- Dedicated to people affected by Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a range of inherited, incurable renal conditions; includes information resources, and details of their support and advice services.
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UK National Kidney Federation
- A national charity run by kidney patients for kidney patients, campaigning for improvements to renal provision and treatment, and providing national patient support and information services.
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Welsh Kidney Patients Association (WKPA)
- Run by patients in Wales, for patients; includes information about support networks, resources, links, news, and contacts.
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World Kidney Day UK
- Details of campaign promoting awareness of kidney health co-ordinated by The Kidney Alliance.
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