On 7 July 2020 Dr Mike Stephens, Consultant Transplant Surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales, hosted a question and answer (Q&A) session on the Kidney Wales Community Facebook Group […]
Feeling anxious about the shielding measures being relaxed?
Feeling anxious about the shielding measures being relaxed? You are certainly not alone! Take a look at this short video produced by the fantastic team at the University Hospital of […]
Virtual exercise classes for people with kidney disease!
Sharlene Greenwood is a Consultant Renal Physiotherapist at King’s College Hospital, has received funding from Kidney Research UK to launch Beam an online platform for people to access on-demand and […]
Coronavirus lock down measures – Wales up-date, July 2020
On 3 July 2020, Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister for Wales, announced a further easing of lockdown measures from Monday 6 July: • The requirement to ‘stay local’ (within a […]
Re-opening of Cardiff Transplant Unit – Q&A for patients and families
Re-opening of Cardiff Transplant Unit – Q&A for patients and families 19:00-20:00, Tuesday 7 July 2020 Kidney Wales Community Facebook Group Following the Coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, most UK […]
No change to shielding guidance in Wales
Following the three-weekly review of lockdown measures by Welsh Government, on 22 June the Deputy Chief Medical Officer made a statement which confirmed there are no changes to the shielding […]
Save money on your energy bills!
Western Power Distribution offers the Power Up! Service to its customers in Wales. Power Up advice hubs help customers to save money on their energy bills and keep warm. For […]
Covid-19 Newsletter – Available to download
Leading kidney charities, Kidney Care UK, Kidney Wales and the Paul Popham Fund have collaborated with the Welsh Renal Clinical Network and the Welsh Kidney Research Unit to co-produce the […]
People with kidney disease to be priority for Coronavirus vaccine!
The UK Government’s Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, made a statement on Coronavirus on 18 June, which provided a promising up-date on progress towards testing and manufacturing […]
Kidney Wales launch virtual fundraising event
Kidney Wales has made the difficult decision to cancel the 10K and 2K Fun Run on its 35th anniversary in the best interests of health and safety for our runners, […]