August 2020

On 25 August, Dr Mike Stephens, Consultant Transplant Surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales, delivered his fifth Q&A session for kidney patients during the Coronavirus pandemic.  The focus of […]

The Renal Association and the British Renal Society have produced a tool kit to help patients to assess their risk to COVID-19. Download the tool kit here: Which kidney patients […]

People who are coming out of shielding will naturally have many questions.  What can I do after 16 August when shielding is paused?  I need to use public transport to […]

From 16 August, shielding has been paused for everyone on the shielding list (children and adults), unless you have been advised by a medical professional to continue to shield. Some […]

A virtual conference for kidney patients in Wales will take place at 17:00-18:00 on 2 September via Zoom video conferencing. The aim is to provide advice and guidance to kidney […]

  During the pandemic, the government has provided free food boxes for people who are shielding. Food boxes will be stopping after 16 August as shielding is no longer necessary. […]

As the current shielding period comes to an end on 16 August, Sina Gerhand, Trainee Clinical Psychologist from Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board, hosted a live Q&A session on 5 August […]

The Coronavirus pandemic will change many things in the near future, it has and will continue to cancel fundraising events and activities.  However what it will not change our fight […]

From the 16th of August, the government will no longer be advising vulnerable people to shield. See the full documentation of what happens next here: The anxieties around going out […]