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Policy Director Kidney Care UK www.kidneycareuk.org Living with one donated kidney
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
24 days ago
Did you see Lorna, John and Lindsey’s story on BBC Breakfast this morning? What an great insight into living kidney donation and its impact. Want to learn more? 👉
kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/treatments/kidney-transplantation/patient-info-donating-a-kidney-living-kidney-donation
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
27 days ago
🕯️ Thank you for helping us
#ShineALight
on kidney disease at 7pm last night, honouring journeys, raising awareness, and lighting up the skies and socials for
#WorldKidneyDay
.
#KidneysMatter
#DontKidYourself
#KidneyCharitiesTogether
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Hurray! Just in time for World Kidney Day -
#BloodyAmazingKidneys
#AmazingWork
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Fiona Loud
Meaghan Kall
about 1 month ago
👏 👏 👏 Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sir Chris Whitty: Relying on weight-loss drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure'
England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyzx4eypv8o
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 month ago
This
#WorldKidneyDay
, join our online event with the Rotary E-Club of Organ Donation UK to explore kidney health and organ donation, as well as learn about Rotary support across the UK and Ireland. The event is open to all 👉
www.sahauk.org/event-details/world-kidney-day-2026-awareness-event-1-1
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 2 months ago
We're encouraged by new NICE guidelines for people with type 2 diabetes. They focus on education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose levels, & identifying & managing long-term complications, incl kidney disease 👉 nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28
@diabetesuk.bsky.social
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 2 months ago
🌙 Ramadan begins this week & if you’re living with kidney disease & thinking about fasting, it’s important to speak with your kidney doctor first. Fasting is a personal decision, but your safety is a priority 👉
kidneycareuk.org/get-support/healthy-diet-support/fasting-during-ramadan-with-ckd
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 2 months ago
The Don’t Kid Yourself campaign is back on 12 March. We'll be busting myths about kidney disease and showing why kidneys matter. Update your social banners & share the posts with
#KidneysMatter
#WorldKidneyDay
👉
https://www.worldkidneyday.co.uk/get-involved
Remember to tag us too!
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#KidneyHealth
#SuperBowl
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
2 months ago
The deadline to vote for our film has been extended to tomorrow (6 Feb)! If you haven't already, please help us spread awareness of kidney disease and the work we do by voting for and sharing our video. It only takes 10 seconds 👉
smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-us-kidney-care-uk
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Fiona Loud
LBC
2 months ago
'Let's embrace the nanny state. Shouldn't the government care about our health?' ✍️
@thekingsfund.bsky.social
's Sarah Woolnough for LBC Opinion
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Let's embrace the nanny state. Shouldn't the government care about our health? | LBC
It's time for stronger interventions to treat the nation's poor health, writes Sarah Woolnough
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nanny-state-health-bans-government-opinion-5HjdRTN_2/
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
2 months ago
Our new film about the support we provide is nominated for the Smiley Charity Film Awards. Voting closes on Friday (30 Jan) & it only takes 10 seconds! Please vote & share to help raise vital awareness for people living with kidney disease 👉
smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/about-us-kidney-care-uk
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A bridge or a destination? How Tim Andrews became the 1st to have a
#pig
and then a
#kidney
#transplant
He’s a brave man, who I got to know a little on his journey
#XenoTransplantation
#OrganDonation
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/h...
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‘The first one that went across the bridge’: Man who received pig kidney transplant now has a human organ | CNN
One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/health/pig-kidney-human-organ-transplant
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Andy Prigg - received a liver and kidney transplant and is now training as a transplant doctor himself
apple.news/AFNLhw4WiSdu...
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‘At 21, I had a dual liver and kidney transplant. Now I’m training to be a surgeon’ — The Independent
Andy Prigg’s own health journey inspired him to study medicine at Sheffield University
https://apple.news/AFNLhw4WiSduG-x7ERptdfw
3 months ago
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
3 months ago
Thousands of South East Water households in Kent & Sussex are without water following Storm Goretti 👉
www.southeastwater.co.uk
People with kidney disease are urged to sign up to the PSR
➡️www.southeastwater.co.uk/help/priority-services
For any concerns about your dialysis, contact your kidney team.
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
6 months ago
Finding out you have kidney disease via an NHS app alert isn't ok & Lucy's story shows why 👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/kidney-disease-nhs-digital-diagnosis-text-app-gp-b2848495.html Diagnosis should come with support. That's one of the reasons we launched
#BloodyAmazingKidneys
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Fiona Loud
ShareYourWishes
7 months ago
Sonsare dreamt of growing old, then those dreams were put on hold, but on the eve of Organ Donation Week, Sonsare shares how thanks to an incredible family gifting Sonsare with precious lungs, he dreams again of getting old surrounded by his family:
shorturl.at/4G5as
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
7 months ago
🫀 It's Organ Donation Week, a chance to celebrate the lives changed by donation & to register your own organ donation decision 👉
organdonation.nhs.uk/register-you...
Want to get involved? Share this post or download our facts to post on your own profile ➡️
kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
7 months ago
📣 New episode! Organ Donation Week: Why your choice matters is the latest episode from
#DiaryOfAKidneyWarriorPodcast
. Listen here 👉
https://kidneycareuk.org/get-support/podcast/organ-donation-week-why-your-choice-matters/
For all of our Podcast episodes, tap here ➡️
https://kidneycareuk.org/podcast
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Fiona Loud
The SNP Media
7 months ago
This afternoon
@cgrahamemsp.bsky.social
will lead a debate marking organ donation week in Parliament. Organ and Tissue Donation week runs from the 23rd-30th of September. 📺:
www.scottishparliament.tv
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Fiona Loud
North West Bylines
7 months ago
This week is national organ donor week. An academic encourages others to join organ donation register after his twin’s transplant saves his life
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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Organ donation saves lives
Academic encourages others to join organ donation register after his twin’s transplant saves his life
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/organ-donation-saves-lives/
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
8 months ago
Chef and dialysis patient Tony has spoken to BBC news about his experience of applying for PIP. We believe that the welfare system is too complex, stigmatising & does not reflect the needs of people with kidney disease. Read Tony's story here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzz0l7726o
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Norfolk chef on dialysis says Pip is not targeting right people
A chef with kidney failure calls for Pip assessments to change after he was refused the benefit twice.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gzz0l7726o
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Fiona Loud
ASN Publications
8 months ago
In patients with CKD with and without type 2 diabetes, treatment with dapagliflozin slows the decline in health-related quality of life. Read more in #ASNJASN:
kidney.pub/JASN0776
#ASNJASN:
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
9 months ago
🖊️ Do you feel
#KidneyDisease
is overlooked? It’s time to act. Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a national
#CKDstrategy
& a better future for kidney patients 👉
www.ukkidney.org/prime-minist...
@Kidney_Research @kidneycareuk @NKF_UK @PKDCharity @UKKidney
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
10 months ago
📣 Our latest report 'Left to get on with it' focuses on the social and emotional needs and experiences of adults living with kidney disease. High quality psychosocial support should be available to EVERYONE with kidney disease. Click here 👉
kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
10 months ago
🖋️ On Wednesday we launched our latest report, 'Left to get on with it', focusing on the real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care. Read the full report here 👉
kidneycareuk.org/get-involved...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
10 months ago
🏆 Feeling incredibly proud of our
#BloodyAmazingKidneys
campaign winning the Global Innovation Partnership Award from
@boehringerglobal.bsky.social
last night at the Global Patient Partnership Summit. It's wonderful recognition of the impact of the campaign.
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And we are all so pleased that the kidney health resolution was passed. Thank you!
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
11 months ago
❗We welcome the announcement today that the
@who.int
has formally adopted a resolution to reduce the burden of
#KidneyDisease
. You can read more about this milestone here 👇
kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki..
.
@kidneyresearchuk.org
, Kidney Wales,
@nkf-uk.bsky.social
, PKD Charity, Popham,
@ukkidney.org
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
11 months ago
1/3🤝This week
@fionacloud.bsky.social
, our Policy Director, has been in Geneva for the 78th World Health Assembly (#WHA78), talking about why
#KidneyHealth
needs to be seen as a
#GlobalPriority
.
@who.int
@theisn.org
Yesterday she met with Guatemalan ambassador (José Francisco Calí Tzay), ...
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Fiona Loud
WHO
11 months ago
Historic decision at
#WHA78
: Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first
#PandemicAgreement
to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics. 🔗
bit.ly/43p0DsH
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World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more t...
https://bit.ly/43p0DsH
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
11 months ago
One of the key themes from our parliamentary roundtable event last week was how we can learn from what other countries are doing to increase the number of people with CKD identified and diagnosed sooner. Read more here:
kidneycareuk.org/about-us/pol...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
11 months ago
Our Policy Director Fiona Loud will be joining the
#WHA78
#CKMForum
on 22 May. She will be sharing why early diagnosis & better, more coordinated, care for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) conditions needs to be part of the global
#NCD
conversation 👉🏼
bit.ly/ckmforum
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Fiona Loud
ISNkidneycare
11 months ago
📣 Join ISN &
@devex.com
at
#WHA78
side event: Kidney Health Matters: A Policy Imperative for Economic Resilience 🗓️ May 21 | 🕣 8:30 CEST 👉 Attend or join the live stream:
pages.devex.com/kidney-healt...
With support from:
@astrazeneca.bsky.social
,
@boehringerglobal.bsky.social
,
@novartis.bsky.social
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Fiona Loud
ISNkidneycare
about 1 year ago
UN Member States must support this resolution and vote in favor at the
#WHA78
to drive meaningful action on kidney health. 🔗
theisn.org/in-action/ad...
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Kidney disease and the global health agenda - International Society of Nephrology
https://theisn.org/in-action/advocacy/kidney-disease-and-the-global-health-agenda/
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Fiona Loud
Fernanda Arce-Amaré
11 months ago
The 78th World Health Assembly
#WHA78
takes place May 19–27 in Geneva. A proposed resolution, led by Guatemala and cosponsored by 19 countries, calls for global action on kidney disease, which affects 850M people and is projected to become the 5th leading cause of death by 2050
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Fiona Loud
Fernanda Ortiz
12 months ago
Be part of the conversation with people with
#transplant
in the
@esottransplant.bsky.social
webinar. How to cope with infection risk?
@fionacloud.bsky.social
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Kidney disease is a worldwide killer. Treat it that way
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Kidney disease is a worldwide killer. Treat it that way
The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of chronic kidney disease.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01237-2
12 months ago
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
12 months ago
😲 It's been 6 months since our
#BloodyAmazingKidneys
awareness campaign went live, with our posters & adverts featuring QR codes linked to the Checker being scanned more than 2,200 times so far! To download & display a poster somewhere, click here:
kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disea...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
12 months ago
📣 Next month in Geneva, the World Health Assembly, the decision making body for the World Health Organisation
@who.int
will be debating whether to make
#KidneyHealth
a priority. We're calling in the UK govt to support this, find out more here 👉👇
kidneycareuk.org/about-us/pol...
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Fiona Loud
Debbie Abrahams MP
about 1 year ago
At yesterday's Liaison Committee, I asked the Prime Minister about the Pathways to Work Green Paper. There is real concern about the quality of the impact assessment. The
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
estimates the changes will push 400,000 people into poverty, not the 250,000 the government predicted.
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Jacob Lant
12 months ago
Good morning all! And some great news to kick off the day! After much effort from a coalition of patient groups including
@nationalvoices.bsky.social
@healthwatchengland.bsky.social
and
@patientsassoc.bsky.social
NHS letters are due to get special status!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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NHS to be given its own Royal Mail postage class
An agreement has been reached between Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a barcode system specifically for NHS letters.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wes-streeting-royal-mail-stephen-powis-health-secretary-ofcom-b2730599.html
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Despite gd intentions navigating England’s “complex” health and care system is “extremely difficult” and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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England’s ‘complex’ health and care system harming patients, report says
Investigators find coordination failures between NHS and care bodies causing delays, distress and burnout
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/10/englands-complex-health-and-care-system-harming-patients-report-says?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
12 months ago
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
Our friend and colleague Nick Palmer absolutely smashed his run on Sunday raising over £3k for the charity! Thank you Nick 😍 💪
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
➡️ Stay updated! Our website now includes all you need to know about the Spring Booster
#Covid19
vaccination. Find out who's eligible and how to book your appointment, depending on where you are based in the UK. Get informed 👉
kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disea...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
🤝 Thank you to the North West Kidney Network for having us at your CKD/AKI day this week. We loved sharing our
#BloodyAmazingKidneys
campaign & the chance to work with you towards better care for people with
#KidneyDisease
. More info on our awareness campaign here:
kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
We're concerned to hear about potential cuts to the disability benefits which provide a lifeline to many people with
#KidneyDisease
who face additional costs of disability. We want a welfare system that treats people with dignity. More info:
kidneycareuk.org/news-from-ki...
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
What a day for
#WorldKidneyDay
yesterday! It was amazing to see how popular our patient information was at the
@btstransplant.bsky.social
congress. Find our free booklets here:
kidneycareuk.org/get-support/...
You can download all our booklets as PDF files, email to others, or print - for free!
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
❗This week is NHS Blood + Transplant's first-ever
#LivingDonationWeek
. Find out more info on living
#Kidney
donation including details about the Living Kidney Sharing Scheme here:
t.co/0wp9zN5cdF
To join the NHS
#OrganDonor
Register call 0300 123 23 23 or visit
organdonation.nhs.uk
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Fiona Loud
Kidney Care UK
about 1 year ago
🎶 Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music & inspiration! The Black Living Donor Choir's Harmony for Hope Concert celebrates
#WorldKidneyDay
with powerful performances & the opportunity to learn about
#LivingKidneyDonation
. Reserve your spot now:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-kidn...
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